Derby County's team badge Sheffield United's team badge

Derby County v Sheffield United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Pride Park Stadium, Derby

Sheffield United, led by manager Chris Wilder, visit John Eustace and his Derby County side at the Pride Park Stadium on Saturday lunch time in the Championship. For every Championship match, KickOff dives into the stats for all of the biggest markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds.

This match has now expired. Kickoff has all of the best football predictions for you to choose from, for all Championship Predictions. Kickoff constantly updates all 17 football betting markets to analyse and predict football scores – whether you choose football accumulator tips, both teams to score (BTTS tips), correct score, or if you are looking for free football tips – then make sure to sign up to Kickoff.co.uk today.

The last English Championship meeting between Derby and Sheff Utd was on Saturday 2nd May 2026
English Championship
May 2nd 2026
Derby 1
2 Sheff Utd
 
S. Szmodics 5'62' T. Cannon
69' S. Peck
 
DER
SHU
Shots On
6
8
Shots Off
5
5
Corners
6
3
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
13
11
Yellow/red cards
4/0
3/0
 
DerbySheff Utd
 
J. Widell Zetterström
C. Forsyth (O. Fraulo 74')
M. Clarke
S. Langås
D. Ozoh (L. Salvesen 75')
S. Szmodicsfootball icon
C. Morris
J. Ward
L. Travis
B. Brereton (M. Johnston 68')
J. Banel (B. Clark 60')
J. Tanganga
A. Davies
H. Burrows
(J. Rothwell 64') O. Arblaster
(D. Ings 72') G. Hamer
(J. Riedewald 85') C. O'Hare
(T. Chong 64') football iconT. Cannon
M. McGuinness
(K. Hoever 64') F. Seriki
football iconS. Peck
P. Bamford

Want to know who’s consistently beating the odds? Check out the Top Championship Tipsters and see the most profitable experts for this season!

If you’re keen on betting across various leagues and markets, our Live Bets page showcases active accumulator bets and real-time tips.

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Derby and Sheff Utd combined during 90 mins. Latest form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and we're suggest there's a 78% chance of it being right on the money. The best price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.40.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Derby are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.83.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derby
46%
1/1150/1
Draw
27%
27/1020/1
Sheff Utd
27%
12/51/150
Derby 1-0
13%
9/121/10
Draw 1-1
13%
6/16/4
Draw 0-0
9%
14/111/1
Sheff Utd 1-0
9%
12/110/1
Derby 2-0
9%
10/116/5
Derby 2-1
9%
8/111/4
Sheff Utd 2-1
6%
11/14/11
Sheff Utd 2-0
5%
20/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
11/19/2
Derby 3-0
4%
18/117/2
Derby 3-1
4%
14/19/1
Sheff Utd 3-1
2%
25/111/2
Derby 3-2
2%
20/133/1
Sheff Utd 3-0
2%
40/125/1
Sheff Utd 3-2
1%
28/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
4/610/21
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
6/56/4
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/68/11
Away 1st Goal
43%
6/55/4
No 1st Goal
6%
14/110/1
BTTS - Yes
47%
4/76/5
BTTS - No
53%
5/48/13
BTTS - Home Win
18%
13/528/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/39/2
BTTS - Away Win
11%
5/11/7
Home/draw
73%
3/1019/4
Away/draw
54%
4/51/1000
Home/away
73%
2/71/10
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
1/51/3
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
7/221/10
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
13/812/5
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1/22/7
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
7/216/1
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/51/200
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
8/166/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/141/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/331/33
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
14/111/1
Home DNB
65%
4/925/1
Away DNB
46%
13/81/1000
Derby win to nil
28%
3/1-
Sheff Utd win to nil
16%
6/1-
Derby / Derby
27%
11/54/11
Derby / Sheff Utd
3%
28/110/1
Derby / Draw
6%
12/14/1
Draw / Derby
16%
9/216/1
Draw / Sheff Utd
10%
7/122/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/116/1
Sheff Utd / Derby
4%
20/1125/1
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
14%
9/260/1
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
14/170/1
Match Predictor Pro
Your ultimate betting assistant
Try it now
Win / draw / win Championship table

Derby have played 45 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 31 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 5 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Derby have outscored their opponents by 66 goals to 64 goals.

Home League Performance

Derby have played 22 games at home winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 30 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 25 goals at home.

Sheff Utd are in 15th position in the Championship on 57 points having played 45 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 26 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 18 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Sheff Utd have conceded 50 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Derby
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry46281175295 
l
 
3-5A
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1F
2
Ipswich46231583384 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
5-0A
3
Millwall462411111583 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
4
Southampton462214102680 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
5
M'Boro462214102580 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
6
Hull46211015473 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-2A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
7
Wrexham46191413471 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-3F
8
Derby4620917869 
-
-
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2A
9
Norwich4619819765 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
10
Birmingham46171316164 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
11
Swansea46181018-264 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
3-3F
l
 
1-0A
12
Bristol C46171118062 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-5F
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
13
Sheff Utd4618622060 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-3F
-
-
14
Preston46151516-760 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-2F
15
QPR46161020-1258 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
16
Watford46141517-1257 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
17
Stoke46151021-555 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
18
Portsmouth46141319-1555 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
19
Charlton46131419-1453 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
20
Blackburn46131320-1452 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-3A
21
West Brom46131419-1051 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
22
Oxford Utd46111421-1447 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1A
w
 
0-1F
23
Leicester46121618-1046 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
24
Sheff Wed4621232-600 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Derby have won 6 consecutive home league games
6
Derby have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
3
Derby have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive home league games
Derby 8TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derby1 - 0Oxford Utd
Derby2 - 0Stoke
Derby1 - 0Birmingham
Derby2 - 1Sheff Wed
Derby3 - 1Blackburn
Derby2 - 0Swansea
Derby1 - 2Ipswich
Derby1 - 1West Brom
Derby1 - 2Wrexham
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Derby1 - 1Portsmouth
Derby1 - 1Millwall
Derby1 - 3Leicester
Derby2 - 3Watford
Derby2 - 1Hull
Derby1 - 0QPR
Derby1 - 0Norwich
Derby1 - 1Southampton
Derby1 - 1Charlton
Derby0 - 1Preston
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
1
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADerby3 - 2QPR
ADerby1 - 2Norwich
HDerby1 - 0Oxford Utd
ADerby1 - 2Southampton
HDerby2 - 0Stoke
ADerby2 - 3Coventry
HDerby1 - 0Birmingham
ADerby1 - 0Portsmouth
ADerby0 - 1Millwall
HDerby2 - 1Sheff Wed
HDerby3 - 1Blackburn
ADerby2 - 4Hull
ADerby0 - 2Watford
HDerby2 - 0Swansea
HDerby1 - 2Ipswich
ADerby5 - 0Bristol C
HDerby1 - 1West Brom
ADerby2 - 1Charlton
ADerby1 - 0Preston
HDerby1 - 2Wrexham
Sheff Utd 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
Hull1 - 0Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd0 - 1Sheff Utd
Ipswich5 - 0Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HSheff Utd1 - 2Coventry
HSheff Utd2 - 1Sheff Wed
ASheff Utd1 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
HSheff Utd3 - 1Oxford Utd
ASheff Utd1 - 1Millwall
HSheff Utd3 - 1Ipswich
ASheff Utd0 - 1Southampton
ASheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Derby since 1995
Derby
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
17
14
Games: Scored
8 / 13
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
5 / 13
DER
6
D
1
SHU
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derby
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Derby2 - 0
Derby2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Derby2 - 1
0 - 1Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Derby2 - 0
Derby2 - 1
Derby4 - 2
2 - 3Sheff Utd
League games at Sheff Utd since 1994
Sheff Utd
Derby
Goals: Scored
21
15
Games: Scored
11 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
3 / 14
DER
4
D
2
SHU
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
1 - 3Derby
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd3 - 1
Sheff Utd3 - 1
0 - 1Derby
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd4 - 2
Sheff Utd2 - 1
0 - 1Derby
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 0
0 - 2Derby
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Derby 8th Sheff Utd 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Derby will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Sheff Utd scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Derby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+6
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Derby
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.4
1
Attack rating
15%
better
DER
SHU
view stats
Games scored41
34
Failed to score4
11
Scored first24
25
Goals scored66
64
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
7%
better
DER
SHU
view stats
Games conceded33
35
Clean sheets12
10
Conceded first21
19
Goals conceded57
65
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Derby Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4512812
M ClarkeC MorrisJ WardL Travis
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Zetterström GLK32
1
-
J Ward DEF3818
3
1
S Langas DEF2431
4
-
M Clarke DEF4534
9
1
C Forsyth DEF191
2
-
D Ozoh MID332
7
-
L Travis MID271
11
1
B Díaz MID4073
8
-
S Szmodics MID1331
5
-
J Banel MID143
1
-
C Morris FWD31122
5
-
Subs
J Vickers GLK7
-
D Batth DEF10
1
-
M Johnston DEF151
1
-
D Sanderson DEF381
8
-
O Fraulo MID191
3
-
O. Eames MID4
-
B Clark MID4233
8
-
C. Allen MID3
-
L Salvesen FWD3132
3
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41121210
C O'HareP BamfordG HamerJ Tanganga
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Davies GLK13
1
-
F Seriki DEF3815
5
1
J Tanganga DEF4011
9
1
M McGuinness DEF251
4
-
H Burrows DEF4454
3
-
G Hamer MID37512
10
-
S. Peck MID4054
7
-
O Arblaster MID211
2
-
C O'Hare MID4588
2
-
P Bamford FWD28121
2
1
T Cannon FWD3662
2
-
Subs
K Hoever DEF15
2
-
D. Sasnauskas DEF
-
D. Soumaré MID25
4
1
T Chong MID211
2
-
H. McGlinchey MID
-
J Riedewald MID253
3
-
J Rothwell MID10
1
D Ings FWD232
1
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
Hull v Southampton
Sat 23rd May, 16:30