England Championship Prediction - Sunderland A.F.C VS Sheffield United

England Championship  -  Sunderland A.F.C VS Sheffield United
Match Time:02-01-2025 04:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Team Analysis
Sunderland will be wanting a better result here following a 1-0 Championship losing effort in their last game against Stoke City. In that match, Sunderland had 55% possession and 22 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. On the other side, Stoke City got 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. Tom Cannon (92') scored for Stoke City.

Sunderland have been conceding pretty frequently recently, although they’ve also done enough to score goals themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Sunderland have seen their goal breached in 6 of them in addition to managing to get on the scoresheet in 5 of those matches.

Previously, Sheffield United drew 1-1 in the Championship match with West Bromwich Albion. In that match, Sheffield United had 52% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sheffield United was Andre Brooks (23'). At the other end, West Bromwich Albion had 10 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Karlan Ahearne-Grant (45') was the scorer for West Bromwich Albion.

For 5 of the past 6 games involving Sheffield United, a notably low volume of goals have been scored between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game in that period is just 2.17, with the number of goals averaged by The Blades standing at 1.33. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, though.

Odds Analysis
We’re of the opinion that Sheffield United and Sunderland could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium. We’ll see, but this could easily end up all-square. That’s why our selection here is for a very competitive game with a 0-0 score when the full-time whistle blows.

Pick: Draw