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Bristol City v Sheffield United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Oct, 15:00 BST, Ashton Gate, Bristol

Chris Wilder pays counterpart Michael Skubala a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Championship, as their Sheffield United and Bristol City teams face each other at the Ashton Gate. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 79% chance of Bristol C and Sheff Utd no more than 3 goals combined during this Championship match according to our predictive algorithm and, without a strong favourite in the WDW market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can back it at 1.36.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bristol C
39%
2.00
5%
-
Draw
27%
3.50
3%
-
Sheff Utd
34%
3.70
14%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
6.50-
Bristol C 1-0
11%
8.00
6%
-
Sheff Utd 1-0
10%
12.00
9%
-
Bristol C 2-1
8%
9.00-
Draw 0-0
8%
11.00-
Sheff Utd 2-1
8%
13.00
8%
-
Bristol C 2-0
7%
10.00
9%
-
Sheff Utd 2-0
6%
21.00
24%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
13.00-
Bristol C 3-1
4%
15.00
12%
-
Sheff Utd 3-1
3%
29.00
12%
-
Bristol C 3-0
3%
17.00
11%
-
Sheff Utd 3-0
2%
41.00
21%
-
Bristol C 3-2
2%
23.00
12%
-
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
34.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
1.80
6%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
2.00
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
48%
1.67
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
2.30
5%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
11.00-
BTTS - Yes
51%
1.67-
BTTS - No
49%
2.10-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
4.00
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.33
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
7.00
17%
-
Home/draw
66%
1.29
3%
-
Away/draw
61%
1.80
6%
-
Home/away
73%
1.29
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
1.25
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
4.00
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
3.20-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1.36-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
5.50
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1.14
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
11.00
15%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.05
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1.05-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
11.00-
Home DNB
58%
1.44
6%
-
Away DNB
53%
2.63
11%
-
Bristol C win to nil
22%
3.50
7%
-
Sheff Utd win to nil
19%
7.00
17%
-
Bristol C / Bristol C
26%
3.10
9%
-
Bristol C / Sheff Utd
3%
29.00-
Bristol C / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / Bristol C
16%
5.00
9%
-
Draw / Sheff Utd
10%
8.00
7%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50-
Sheff Utd / Bristol C
4%
23.00-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
14%
6.00
9%
-
Sheff Utd / Draw
5%
15.00-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 14 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Bristol C have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 3 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 5 goals at home.

Sheff Utd are in 15th position in the Championship on 12 points having played 10 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Sheff Utd have conceded 6 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea10721923 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Mar 3
d
 
0-00-0
2
M'Boro10631621 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Dec 26
Mar 20
3
West Ham105411719 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Dec 4
Mar 17
4
Birmingham10451617 
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 6
5
QPR10451617 
Mar 20
Dec 26
Mar 13
Nov 28
6
Wolves10523317 
Nov 4
Jan 27
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
7
West Brom10523217 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Apr 3
Dec 18
8
Southampton106221116 
Feb 13
l
 
4-1A
Nov 24
May 1
9
Stoke10514116 
Dec 29
Oct 24
Feb 20
l
 
2-1F
10
Blackburn10433215 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 16
Apr 7
w
 
1-2A
11
Millwall10424014 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 6
Apr 24
Dec 8
12
Bristol C10424-214 
-
-
Jan 16
Oct 17
13
Charlton10352-314 
Feb 27
d
 
1-1A
Jan 30
Nov 7
14
Bolton10415-313 
Jan 23
Oct 31
w
 
3-2A
Apr 20
15
Sheff Utd10334012 
Oct 17
Jan 16
-
-
16
Portsmouth9324-111 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 17
Feb 16
l
 
3-2A
17
Wrexham10253-411 
Nov 24
May 1
Oct 30
Jan 23
18
Lincoln10325-1011 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
w
 
3-0F
Feb 27
19
Cardiff10244110 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Apr 17
d
 
2-2A
20
Norwich10307-39 
Nov 7
Jan 30
l
 
1-3A
Apr 10
21
Burnley11155-58 
Apr 10
w
 
1-2A
Dec 12
Jan 1
22
Watford10226-118 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 20
Nov 21
Feb 6
23
Derby10136-106 
Apr 24
Dec 9
Oct 24
Dec 29
24
Preston10118-124 
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
Jan 26
Nov 3
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Watford
Bristol C0 - 1Lincoln
Bristol C2 - 1Portsmouth
Bristol C0 - 2Millwall
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Bristol C2 - 4Norwich
Bristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 1West Brom
Bristol C0 - 2Coventry
Bristol C1 - 2Watford
Bristol C2 - 2Wrexham
Bristol C0 - 5Derby
Bristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Bristol C0 - 1Millwall
Bristol C3 - 0Swansea
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C0 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C1 - 1Charlton
HBristol C1 - 0Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Lincoln
ABristol C1 - 4Southampton
ABristol C2 - 1Burnley
ABristol C3 - 1Preston
HBristol C2 - 1Portsmouth
ABristol C2 - 2Birmingham
HBristol C0 - 2Millwall
HBristol C2 - 0Stoke
ABristol C1 - 2Birmingham
ABristol C2 - 2Southampton
HBristol C2 - 4Norwich
ABristol C0 - 0QPR
HBristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
ABristol C2 - 1Charlton
HBristol C0 - 1West Brom
ABristol C1 - 1M'Boro
ABristol C0 - 2Leicester
Sheff Utd 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth3 - 2Sheff Utd
Stoke2 - 1Sheff Utd
Blackburn1 - 2Sheff Utd
Cardiff2 - 2Sheff Utd
Swansea0 - 0Sheff Utd
Derby1 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford0 - 2Sheff Utd
Bristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
Birmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
Norwich2 - 1Sheff Utd
QPR0 - 2Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
Millwall1 - 1Sheff Utd
Southampton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Charlton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Stoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
Wrexham5 - 3Sheff Utd
West Brom2 - 0Sheff Utd
Leicester2 - 3Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed0 - 3Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Utd2 - 3Portsmouth
HSheff Utd3 - 0Lincoln
ASheff Utd1 - 2Stoke
HSheff Utd0 - 1Wolves
ASheff Utd2 - 1Blackburn
HSheff Utd1 - 3Norwich
HSheff Utd3 - 2Bolton
ASheff Utd2 - 2Cardiff
ASheff Utd0 - 0Swansea
HSheff Utd0 - 0Birmingham
ASheff Utd2 - 1Derby
HSheff Utd2 - 3Preston
HSheff Utd1 - 3Blackburn
ASheff Utd2 - 0Watford
HSheff Utd2 - 1Hull
ASheff Utd0 - 1Bristol C
HSheff Utd3 - 3Swansea
HSheff Utd1 - 2Wrexham
ASheff Utd1 - 1Birmingham
ASheff Utd1 - 2Norwich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bristol C since 1998
Bristol C
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
16
17
Games: Scored
10 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
4 / 14
BCY
5
D
2
SHU
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C1 - 0
0 - 3Sheff Utd
1 - 2Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol C1 - 0
2 - 3Sheff Utd
1 - 3Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Bristol C3 - 0
2 - 3Sheff Utd
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol C2 - 0
Bristol C2 - 0
League games at Sheff Utd since 1999
Sheff Utd
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
28
16
Games: Scored
14 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
0 / 14
BCY
4
D
1
SHU
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
1 - 4Bristol C
Sheff Utd3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 0
2 - 3Bristol C
1 - 2Bristol C
1 - 2Bristol C
Sheff Utd3 - 0
Sheff Utd3 - 2
Sheff Utd2 - 0
Sheff Utd3 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Bristol City of late. It has been 5 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Sheffield United.

Bristol C 12th Sheff Utd 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Bristol C have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+6
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
BCY
SHU
3%
better
view stats
Games scored7
7
Failed to score3
3
Scored first4
2
Goals scored12
14
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.4
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for11
21
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
BCY
SHU
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
7
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded14
14
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against19%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+20%

Bristol C v Sheff Utd Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10363
S TickleS TwineR. CardinesJ Knight
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK10
-
G Tanner DEF8
-
L. Eissat DEF91
2
-
R Atkinson DEF6
-
J Knight MID101
3
-
B Keersmaecker MID2
-
J Wallace MID91
-
R. Cardines FWD106
1
-
Y Hirakawa FWD101
-
S Twine FWD83
-
D Ballard FWD103
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10424
M CooperP BamfordS McCallumJ Tanganga
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK10
-
J Tanganga DEF102
4
-
M McGuinness DEF7
1
-
L Kitching DEF6
3
-
S McCallum DEF92
3
-
T Chong MID411
-
K Phillips MID712
1
-
S. Peck MID1012
2
-
B Díaz MID81
-
T Cannon FWD93
-
P Bamford FWD941
-