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

Fri 3rd Apr, 15:00 BST, Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Swansea City, led by manager Vitor Matos, visit Chris Wilder and his Sheffield United side at the Bramall Lane on Friday afternoon in the Championship. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting given to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head-to-head stats between the team are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our top tip on this fixture, meaning that the sides will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 mins. Both Sheff Utd and Swansea's current form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

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 Sheff Utd are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Utd
54%
1.75-
Draw
24%
3.60-
Swansea
22%
4.33-
Draw 1-1
11%
7.00-
Sheff Utd 1-0
11%
8.00-
Sheff Utd 2-1
10%
8.50-
Sheff Utd 2-0
10%
9.00-
Swansea 1-0
6%
13.00-
Draw 0-0
6%
12.00-
Swansea 2-1
6%
15.00-
Sheff Utd 3-1
6%
13.00-
Sheff Utd 3-0
6%
15.00-
Draw 2-2
5%
15.00-
Swansea 2-0
3%
23.00-
Sheff Utd 3-2
3%
23.00-
Sheff Utd 4-1
2%
29.00-
Sheff Utd 4-0
2%
29.00-
Swansea 3-1
2%
34.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
1.80-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
2.00-
Home 1st Goal
54%
1.57-
Away 1st Goal
42%
2.50-
No 1st Goal
4%
12.00-
BTTS - Yes
53%
1.73-
BTTS - No
47%
2.00-
BTTS - Home Win
25%
3.60-
BTTS - Draw
17%
4.75-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
8.00-
Home/draw
78%
1.20-
Away/draw
46%
2.00-
Home/away
76%
1.29-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1.25-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
4.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
3.00-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1.40-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5.50-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1.14-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
11.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.05-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.04-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12.00-
Home DNB
71%
1.33-
Away DNB
39%
3.25-
Sheff Utd win to nil
29%
3.25-
Swansea win to nil
11%
8.00-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
30%
2.75-
Sheff Utd / Swansea
2%
34.00-
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / Sheff Utd
17%
4.75-
Draw / Swansea
9%
9.00-
Draw / Draw
14%
6.00-
Swansea / Sheff Utd
4%
21.00-
Swansea / Swansea
12%
7.00-
Swansea / Draw
5%
15.00-
Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 39 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

26 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 4 and won 6. Sheff Utd have conceded 43 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sheff Utd have played 19 games at home, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 30 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Swansea lay in 14th place on 52 points in the Championship league table having played 39 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 27 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Swansea have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Swansea have played 19 away games, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 12 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
Swansea
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3924874180 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
2
M'Boro39201182271 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
3
Ipswich38191272869 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
5-0A
l
 
1-4A
l
 
3-0A
4
Millwall3920910969 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
5
Hull3920613566 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
6
Southampton391712101563 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
7
Wrexham39171210963 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-3F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
8
Derby3917913860 
l
 
1-3A
May 2
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
9
Watford39141411456 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
10
Norwich3916617654 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 25
11
Birmingham39141114-153 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
12
QPR3915816-653 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
13
Preston39131313-452 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
14
Swansea3915717-552 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
-
-
15
Stoke3914916351 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
16
Bristol C3914916-151 
l
 
1-4A
Apr 6
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
17
Sheff Utd3915519050 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 3
18
Charlton39121215-1048 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
May 2
d
 
1-1A
19
Blackburn39111018-1343 
Apr 22
w
 
1-3A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2A
20
West Brom39111018-1443 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2F
21
Portsmouth38101018-1740 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
22
Leicester39111216-939 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-3A
Apr 11
23
Oxford Utd3991218-1539 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
24
Sheff Wed391929-55-6 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Swansea 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Sheff Utd have beaten Swansea in 3 consecutive home league meetings
3
Sheff Utd have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Swansea
League games at Sheff Utd since 2009
Sheff Utd
Swansea
Goals: Scored
13
2
Games: Scored
7 / 7
1 / 7
Clean sheets
6 / 7
0 / 7
SHU
6
SWA
1
League games at Swansea since 2008
Swansea
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
SHU
2
D
2
SWA
4
Goal Statistics

Sheffield United have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 11 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Swansea City on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Sheff Utd 17th Swansea 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Swansea will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-21
Swansea have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Swansea
1.7
1
Attack rating
9%
better
SHU
SWA
view stats
Games scored28
29
Failed to score10
9
Scored first22
17
Goals scored53
44
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
SHU
SWA
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded29
27
Clean sheets9
11
Conceded first15
20
Goals conceded52
46
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
369108
C O'HareP BamfordG HamerG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID3987
2
-
H Burrows DEF3734
2
-
A Brooks MID3562
6
-
M Cooper GLK34
-
T Campbell FWD3462
4
-
J Tanganga DEF331
6
1
S. Peck MID3343
6
-
F Seriki DEF3114
4
1
T Cannon FWD3141
1
-
G Hamer MID30210
8
-
D. Soumaré MID24
4
1
T. Bindon DEF221
1
-
P Bamford FWD219
1
1
S McCallum DEF2011
2
-
J Riedewald MID203
3
-
M McGuinness DEF191
3
-
D Ings FWD191
-
O Arblaster MID161
2
-
B Mee DEF151
2
-
T Chong MID151
-
C Ogbene FWD1311
-
K Hoever DEF10
2
-
T Davies MID9
-
A. Matos MID8
-
A Davies GLK6
1
-
L Hjelde DEF5
-
J Shackleton DEF3
-
K Phillips MID3
2
1
J Rothwell MID3
1
Swansea Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3917911
L VigourouxZ VipotnikJ TymonM Stamenić
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Vigouroux GLK39
-
C Burgess DEF39
7
-
E Galbraith MID3931
6
-
Ronald FWD3935
3
-
J Tymon DEF3819
9
-
B Cabango DEF381
8
-
G Franco MID3834
6
-
J Eom  FWD3811
1
-
Z Vipotnik FWD37172
2
-
L Cullen MID335
5
-
M. Widell MID311
3
-
M Stamenić MID3022
11
-
J Key DEF282
3
-
M. Junior Yalcouyé MID2812
1
1
J Fulton MID261
5
-
Z Inoussa FWD252
4
-
A Idah FWD1831
1
-
G. Nunes Fernandes Gomes FWD91
-
J Ward DEF8
1
-
I Samuels-Smith DEF61
2
-
L Walta MID6
-
R Santos DEF1
-
O Cooper MID1
-