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

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Sunday lunch time sees Danny Röhl’s Sheffield Wednesday and Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United go up against one another in a Championship battle at the Hillsborough. All of the key stats for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.

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Sheffield Wednesday's next match is v Cardiff at 15:00 on Saturday 29th March
Sheffield United's next match is v Coventry at 20:00 on Friday 28th March
The last English Championship meeting between Sheff Wed and Sheff Utd was on Sunday 16th March 2025
English Championship
March 16th 2025
Sheff Wed 0
1 Sheff Utd
 
64' R. Brewster
 
SHW
SHU
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
7
4
Corners
7
2
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
18
8
Yellow/red cards
3/0
3/0
 
Sheff WedSheff Utd
 
J. Beadle
M. Lowe (P. Valentín Sancho 39')
R. Hatsuse (M. Johnson 72')
M. Ihiekwe
D. Iorfa
B. Bannan
J. Windass
S. Charles (N. Chalobah 72')
C. Paterson (S. Ingelsson 72')
M. Smith
D. Gassama (A. Musaba 81')
M. Cooper
H. Burrows
F. Seriki
A. Ahmedhodzic
J. Robinson
H. Choudhury
(S. McCallum 82') G. Hamer
S. Peck
(C. O'Hare 81') football iconR. Brewster
(R. Holding 90') B. Brereton
(T. Cannon 76') T. Campbell

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Sheff Wed and Sheff Utd will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 mins. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 74%. The bookmakers have it at 1.36.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% chance of Sheff Utd coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
33%
7/5
8%
29/20
9%
Draw
26%
23/1011/5
3%
Sheff Utd
41%
19/10
11%
2/1
15%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/219/4
4%
Sheff Utd 1-0
10%
7/113/2
Sheff Wed 1-0
9%
13/2
6%
6/1
7%
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
10/1
10%
9/1
11%
Sheff Wed 2-1
8%
9/18/1
Draw 0-0
7%
15/2
6%
6/1
13%
Sheff Utd 2-0
7%
12/1
8%
11/1
9%
Sheff Wed 2-0
5%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Sheff Utd 3-1
4%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Sheff Utd 3-0
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
21%
Sheff Wed 3-1
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
33/125/1
13%
Sheff Wed 3-0
2%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
6/5
5%
23/20
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
4/6
3%
13/20
3%
Home 1st Goal
46%
4/5
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
5/4
13%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
53%
5/610/11
3%
BTTS - No
47%
5/65/6
1%
BTTS - Home Win
16%
9/24/1
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
6%
10/3
2%
BTTS - Away Win
19%
11/2
18%
19/4
15%
Home/draw
59%
2/5
3%
2/5
5%
Away/draw
67%
8/15
6%
8/15
6%
Home/away
74%
1/37/20
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
4/112/5
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
11/59/5
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
3/114/5
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/42/9
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
7/113/2
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/121/14
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/114/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/401/150
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/141/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/16/1
13%
Home DNB
51%
8/11
5%
7/10
8%
Away DNB
59%
1/1
9%
21/20
12%
Sheff Wed win to nil
17%
11/4
13%
-
Sheff Utd win to nil
22%
7/2
4%
-
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
20%
3/1
8%
29/10
7%
Sheff Wed / Sheff Utd
3%
28/122/1
Sheff Wed / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Sheff Wed
15%
9/2
8%
9/2
4%
Draw / Sheff Utd
12%
11/2
8%
11/2
13%
Draw / Draw
18%
15/410/3
4%
Sheff Utd / Sheff Wed
3%
28/122/1
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
17%
4/1
15%
18/5
10%
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Wed have played 37 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Sheff Wed have conceded 42 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Sheff Wed have played 18 games at home, winning 5, drawing 7 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 27 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Sheff Utd lay in 3rd place on 77 points in the Championship league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 34 games against teams below them in the table, winning 24, drawing 7 and losing 3 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 19 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Utd have conceded 21 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Sheff Utd have played 18 away games, winning 11, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds38231145180 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-0A
2
Sheff Utd Away3825762580 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
3
Burnley38211524178 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
4
Sunderland38191271869 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
5
Coventry3817813759 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
Mar 28
d
 
2-2F
6
West Brom38131871457 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
7
Bristol C3814159857 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
8
M'Boro3815914954 
Apr 21
d
 
3-3A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
9
Blackburn3815716252 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 8
May 3
w
 
0-2F
10
Watford3815716-452 
l
 
2-6A
May 3
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
11
Millwall38131213-251 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
12
Sheff Wed Home3814915-651 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
13
Norwich38121313649 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
14
Preston38101711-547 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
15
QPR38111215-645 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
16
Swansea3812818-1144 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
17
Portsmouth3811918-1542 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
18
Oxford Utd38101216-1642 
Apr 12
w
 
1-3A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
19
Hull38101117-841 
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
20
Stoke3891217-1439 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
21
Cardiff3891217-2039 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
22
Derby3810820-1138 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
23
Luton389821-2635 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
24
Plymouth3871219-3733 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Wed 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
Sheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
Sheff Wed1 - 1Luton
Sheff Wed2 - 2Bristol C
Sheff Wed2 - 2Millwall
Sheff Wed4 - 2Derby
Sheff Wed2 - 0Stoke
Sheff Wed0 - 1Blackburn
Sheff Wed1 - 1Preston
Sheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
Sheff Wed2 - 0Norwich
Sheff Wed2 - 6Watford
Sheff Wed0 - 0Swansea
Sheff Wed0 - 2Burnley
Sheff Wed3 - 2West Brom
Sheff Wed1 - 1QPR
Sheff Wed0 - 2Leeds
Sheff Wed4 - 0Plymouth
Sheff Wed3 - 0West Brom
Sheff Wed1 - 1Stoke
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Wed3 - 2Norwich
ASheff Wed3 - 0Plymouth
HSheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
ASheff Wed0 - 4Burnley
HSheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
ASheff Wed1 - 0Swansea
ASheff Wed1 - 2West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 1Luton
ASheff Wed2 - 0QPR
HSheff Wed2 - 2Bristol C
ASheff Wed0 - 3Leeds
HSheff Wed2 - 2Millwall
HSheff Wed4 - 2Derby
ASheff Wed1 - 3Preston
ASheff Wed3 - 3M'Boro
HSheff Wed2 - 0Stoke
ASheff Wed3 - 1Oxford Utd
HSheff Wed0 - 1Blackburn
HSheff Wed1 - 1Preston
ASheff Wed2 - 1Derby
Sheff Utd 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
QPR1 - 2Sheff Utd
Luton0 - 1Sheff Utd
Derby0 - 1Sheff Utd
Swansea1 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford1 - 2Sheff Utd
Sunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
Cardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
Millwall0 - 1Sheff Utd
West Brom2 - 2Sheff Utd
Coventry2 - 2Sheff Utd
Bristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
Blackburn0 - 2Sheff Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
Leeds2 - 0Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
Hull0 - 2Sheff Utd
Norwich1 - 1Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 2Sheff Utd
Everton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Newcastle5 - 1Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Utd1 - 1Bristol C
HSheff Utd1 - 0Preston
ASheff Utd2 - 1QPR
HSheff Utd1 - 3Leeds
ASheff Utd1 - 0Luton
HSheff Utd3 - 1M'Boro
HSheff Utd2 - 1Portsmouth
ASheff Utd1 - 0Derby
HSheff Utd0 - 3Hull
ASheff Utd2 - 1Swansea
HSheff Utd2 - 0Norwich
ASheff Utd2 - 1Watford
ASheff Utd1 - 2Sunderland
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
HSheff Utd0 - 2Burnley
ASheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
HSheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
ASheff Utd1 - 0Millwall
ASheff Utd2 - 2West Brom
HSheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Sheff Utd have not lost to Sheff Wed in 5 consecutive league meetings
4
Sheff Utd have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Sheff Wed
League games at Sheff Wed since 1993
Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
15
11
Games: Scored
10 / 12
6 / 12
Clean sheets
6 / 12
2 / 12
SHW
5
D
4
SHU
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 4Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Sheff Wed2 - 0
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Sheff Utd since 1992
Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
10 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
3 / 13
SHW
1
D
8
SHU
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sheff Utd3 - 2
1 - 2Sheff Wed
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Sheff Wed 12th Sheff Utd 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Sheff Wed
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
SHW
SHU
16%
better
view stats
Games scored27
32
Failed to score10
5
Scored first13
27
Goals scored53
52
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
SHW
SHU
43%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
18
Clean sheets9
19
Conceded first22
9
Goals conceded58
28
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
10
Conversion rate against20%
10%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+43%

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

Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3811510
J BeadleJ WindassJ WindassS Charles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK38
1
-
D Iorfa DEF1911
2
-
M Ihiekwe DEF161
2
-
M Lowe DEF34
3
-
R Hatsuse DEF4
1
-
J Windass MID36115
6
-
B Bannan MID3544
5
-
S Charles MID3515
10
-
D Gassama MID3561
5
-
M Smith FWD3484
1
-
C Paterson FWD1951
1
-
Subs
P Charles GLK
-
L Palmer DEF20
3
-
P Valentín DEF291
4
-
M Johnson MID333
3
-
N Chalobah MID12
3
-
S Ingelsson MID2714
2
-
J Lowe FWD2332
2
-
O Kobacki FWD10
1
-
A Musaba FWD2425
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
369612
M CooperT CampbellC O'HareG Hamer
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK36
3
-
F Seriki DEF17
2
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF3021
10
1
J Robinson DEF27
7
-
H Burrows DEF3553
2
-
H Choudhury MID9
1
-
S. Peck MID341
7
-
R Brewster MID2933
1
-
G Hamer MID3475
12
-
B Díaz MID1132
3
-
T Campbell FWD2692
1
-
Subs
A Davies GLK2
-
S McCallum DEF291
-
R Holding DEF6
-
J. Baptiste DEF1
-
C O'Hare MID3726
2
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID2962
1
-
A Brooks MID1922
3
-
K Moore FWD225
1
-
T Cannon FWD81
-