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Sheffield United Prediction

Per-game numbers from 49 competitive matches · updated 16 August 2026

Shots
13.5
a game
12.2 faced
On target
4.2
a game
4.1 faced
Goals
1.5 – 1.4
scored – conceded
a game, 49 matches
Next match
27%
Sheffield United win chance
at Swansea · Sat 22 Aug 14:00

Sheffield United prediction: for Sheffield United's next match — Swansea vs Sheffield United on Saturday 22 Aug, 14:00 UTC — Bawler's model makes it Swansea are favoured (40%).

Sheffield United sit close to the Championship average on both sides of the ball, creating 1.33 expected goals a game and conceding 1.24. Next up is a trip to Swansea City, where the model has them as underdogs at 27%.

Sheffield United in numbers

49 competitive matches · friendlies excluded
1.5
Goals · per game
let in 1.4
Home 1.6Away 1.4
6.4
Corners · per game
give up 5.1
Home 7.4Away 5.5
13.5
Shots · per game
faced 12.2
Home 15.0Away 12.0
4.2
On target · per game
faced 4.1
Home 4.7Away 3.8
Last 6 games
15 Aug
0-0
vs Birmingham
2-8
09 Aug
3-0
@ Mansfield
3-5
09 Aug
3-0
@ Mansfield Town
3-5
02 May
2-1
@ Derby
3-6
25 Apr
2-3
vs Preston
10-5
22 Apr
1-3
vs Blackburn
2-4

Real counted numbers, updated daily · see them working on today's predictions →

Next match

Away vs Swansea · Saturday 22 Aug, 14:00 UTC

Win
27%
This team
Draw
33%
Loss
40%
Swansea
Full match preview

Attack vs defence

How Sheffield United compare with the ENGLAND: Championship average, per match.

Goals for
1.33
Above average
Goals against
1.24
Tighter than most
Record
2W 2D 2L
6 settled
Real goals
1.5 – 1.0
For / against, per match
Scored1.33
Conceded1.24

The grey line on each bar is the ENGLAND: Championship average (1.27 scored, 1.28 conceded).

How Bawler has done on Sheffield United

50%
of high-confidence calls correct — 3 of 6, below the ~65% baseline — a hard team to read
Goals (Over/Under)60%3/5

Each row is one market type. Every prediction logged before kickoff, settled publicly.

Later fixtures

Tue 25 Aug@ Blackburn Rovers

Recent matches (last 6)

Sat 15 Augvs Birmingham City
High confidence: Over 1.5 Goals
Sun 09 Aug@ Mansfield Town
High confidence: Mansfield Town or Draw
Sat 18 Apr@ Watford
High confidence: Over 1.5 Goals
Mon 06 Apr@ Bristol City
High confidence: Over 1.5 Goals
Fri 03 Aprvs Swansea
High confidence: Over 1.5 Goals
Sat 21 Marvs Wrexham
High confidence: Over 1.5 Goals

Transfer activity

INRomelle DonovanRWfrom BrentfordLoan
INKalvin PhillipsCMfrom Manchester CityLoan
INMatt DohertyCBfrom Wolverhampton WanderersFree transfer
OUTGustavo HamerLWto Coventry City€7m
OUTAndre BrooksRWto Norwich CityUndisclosed
OUTTom DaviesDMto Free agentUndisclosed
OUTAlex MatosDMto GöztepeLoan
OUTDanny IngsSTto Free agentUndisclosed
OUTMihail PolendakovRBto Ludogorets RazgradLoan
OUTChristian NwachukwuLMto Sabah FKUndisclosed
OUTBen MeeCBto Free agentUndisclosed

Confirmed deals only. All transfers and what they mean for our predictions →

More on Sheffield United and the model

Model estimates from rolling expected goals · every prediction logged before kickoff and settled publicly