Sheffield Utd vs Derby Prediction & Betting Tips

Form: a mixed bag for both sides

Sheffield United's recent record reads nine wins, five draws and six losses from their last twenty matches, though that sample takes in cup ties and friendlies alongside Championship games. Derby's equivalent numbers are far leaner: five wins, three draws and twelve losses, with more goals conceded than scored.

Sheffield Utd: 20 completed matches; Derby: 20 completed matches.

Sheffield Utd

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

23

Difference

+6

Derby

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

32

Difference

-9

In pure Championship terms, Derby have struggled for results lately, managing just one win in their last several league outings. Sheffield United's league form has been steadier without being spectacular, mixing narrow defeats with the odd win.

Derby's away form has been particularly shaky, which matters given this fixture is on the road for them.

Comparative Team Statistics: Sheffield Utd vs Derby

Head-to-head: recent meetings favour the Blades

These two have met regularly down the years, with the head-to-head log stretching back to 2017. The two most recent league meetings both went the way of Sheffield United, including a 3-1 home win last November.

Older results are shared fairly evenly between the sides, so it's really the last couple of meetings that stand out.

Where they stand

Sheffield United sit 18th with nine points from eight games, having won two, drawn three and lost three. Derby are down in 22nd on five points, with just one win, two draws and five defeats so far.

Both sides have shipped more goals than they've scored this season, Derby particularly so with fourteen conceded already.

Neither table position points to a team full of confidence heading into this one.

Creativity in short supply

Neither side has an assist-maker pulling clear of the rest. B. Clark leads Derby's assist charts with just two in eight appearances, while Sydie Peck tops the same list for Sheffield United, also with two from eight games.

Sheffield Utd:

Best assist providers:

Sydie Peck - 2

Derby:

Best assist providers:

B. Clark - 2

That suggests goals might be hard to come by for both teams, rather than either side boasting an obvious creative spark.

How this one could go

With Derby short on away form and Sheffield United a touch more solid at this level recently, there's a reasonable case for a home edge, though neither side has been reliable enough to trust fully.

Given both teams' defensive struggles this season, chances at both ends wouldn't be a surprise, even in a game that might be light on quality.