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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

Michael Skubala and Chris Wilder meet in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Bristol City face Sheffield United at the Ashton Gate. All of the key statistics for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.


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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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Bristol C
33%
--
Draw
28%
--
Sheff Utd
38%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Sheff Utd 1-0
12%
--
Bristol C 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
8%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
7%
--
Bristol C 2-1
7%
--
Bristol C 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
3%
--
Sheff Utd 3-0
3%
--
Bristol C 3-1
3%
--
Bristol C 3-0
2%
--
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
--
Bristol C 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
58%
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Bristol C win to nil
20%
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Sheff Utd win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Bristol C have outscored their opponents by 11 goals to 9 goals.

Home League Performance

Bristol C have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 3 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 4 goals at home.

Sheff Utd are in 18th position in the Championship on 9 points having played 8 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Sheff Utd have conceded 9 goals, scored 7, 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
Swansea8521717 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Mar 3
d
 
0-00-0
2
West Ham84311115 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Dec 4
Mar 17
3
M'Boro8431415 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Dec 26
Mar 20
4
Wolves7421514 
Nov 4
Jan 27
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
5
West Brom8422214 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Apr 3
Dec 18
6
QPR8341313 
Mar 20
Dec 26
Mar 13
Nov 28
7
Stoke8413113 
Dec 29
Oct 24
Feb 20
l
 
2-1F
8
Bristol C8413-113 
-
-
Jan 16
Oct 17
9
Charlton8332-312 
Feb 27
Oct 10
Jan 30
Nov 7
10
Birmingham8251111 
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 6
11
Millwall8323011 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 6
Apr 24
Dec 8
12
Lincoln8323-111 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
Oct 10
Feb 27
13
Southampton8422910 
Feb 13
l
 
4-1A
Nov 24
May 1
14
Wrexham8242-310 
Nov 24
May 1
Oct 30
Jan 23
15
Bolton8314-410 
Jan 23
Oct 31
w
 
3-2A
Apr 20
16
Blackburn823309 
Oct 13
Feb 16
Apr 7
w
 
1-2A
17
Norwich8305-19 
Nov 7
Jan 30
l
 
1-3A
Apr 10
18
Sheff Utd8233-29 
Oct 17
Jan 16
-
-
19
Portsmouth7223-18 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 17
Feb 16
Oct 14
20
Watford8224-38 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 20
Nov 21
Feb 6
21
Cardiff8143-27 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Apr 17
d
 
2-2A
22
Derby8125-75 
Apr 24
Dec 9
Oct 24
Dec 29
23
Preston8116-74 
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
Jan 26
Nov 3
24
Burnley8044-84 
Apr 10
w
 
1-2A
Dec 12
Jan 1
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 8TH
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 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
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HBristol C0 - 2Coventry
HBristol C1 - 2Watford
Sheff Utd 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
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
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
Coventry3 - 1Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
ASheff Utd2 - 0QPR
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
Bristol C 8th Sheff Utd 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% 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
+5
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
1.1
1.2
Attack rating
18%
better
BCY
SHU
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Games scored6
5
Failed to score2
3
Scored first4
1
Goals scored11
9
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
17
Avg. XG for1.3
1
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
BCY
SHU
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
6
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded12
11
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against18%
11%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+15%

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
8363
S TickleD BallardR. CardinesJ Knight
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK8
-
R. Cardines DEF86
1
-
L. Eissat DEF81
2
-
S Greenwood MID8
1
-
J Knight MID81
3
-
J Wallace FWD81
-
Y Hirakawa FWD81
-
D Ballard FWD83
-
L Tolaj FWD821
1
-
R Dickie DEF71
2
-
J Williams MID7
1
-
C Pring DEF6
-
G Tanner DEF6
-
S Twine MID62
-
G. Yah MID5
-
R Atkinson DEF4
-
N Eile DEF3
-
A Randell MID3
1
1
T Horvat MID3
-
E Adebayo FWD3
-
S Bell FWD2
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8223
M CooperT CannonS. PeckJ Tanganga
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK8
-
J Tanganga DEF81
3
-
S. Peck MID812
1
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF7
2
-
S McCallum DEF71
1
-
O Arblaster MID7
1
-
T Cannon FWD72
-
P Bamford FWD721
-
K Phillips MID611
1
-
B Díaz FWD6
-
R Donovan FWD61
1
-
J Shackleton DEF5
-
M McGuinness DEF5
1
-
H Choudhury MID5
-
J Rothwell MID51
-
T Campbell FWD51
-
L Kitching DEF4
2
-
J Riedewald MID4
-
J. Baptiste DEF3
-
M Doherty DEF2
-
F Seriki DEF2
-
H Burrows DEF2
1
-
T Chong MID2
-
J Ayew FWD2
-
R One FWD1
-