Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bristol City FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Bristol City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate 21,858 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mark Sykes 23' 1–0
Cameron Pring 4' Y
Y 20' Thomas Cannon
Y 66' Andre Brooks
Y 69' Patrick Bamford

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

4
2
7
Bristol City FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sheffield United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2025-08-09 Sheffield United FC 1–4 Bristol City FC 2025-05-12 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2025-05-08 Bristol City FC 0–3 Sheffield United FC 2025-03-11 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
03 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W
21 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
14 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
10 Mar Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
07 Mar Coventry City FC H 0–2 L
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
03 Apr Swansea City AFC H 3–3 D
21 Mar Wrexham AFC H 1–2 L
14 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
07 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Sheffield United FC
#8 Position #18
13 Points 9
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
11 Scored 9
12 Conceded 11
-1 GD -2
1.63 PPG 1.13
50% Win % 25%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sheffield United FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G
Sheffield United FC
Patrick Bamford 2 G 1 A
Thomas Cannon 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Ashton Gate. Bristol City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sheffield United FC.
  • 4' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Pring on 4.
  • 9' Andre Brooks has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 14' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 19' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' The referee calls foul for Thomas Cannon. He receives a card.
  • 23' Brilliant from the midfielder! Mark Sykes makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 23.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and Sheffield United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Andre Brooks gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Leo Hjelde and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' El Hadji Soumare needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' Andre Brooks has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
  • 69' Patrick Bamford catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
  • 74' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Emil Riis Jakobsen departs to be replaced by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! George Earthy comes on to replace Max Bird.
  • 80' Ki-Jana Hoever is ready to make an impact after coming on for Femi Seriki at the 80 minute mark.
  • 82' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Mark Sykes is withdrawn and Sam Bell gets his opportunity.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Sydie Peck is replaced by Callum O'Hare on 87 minute.
  • 89' Tomi Horvat is replacing Scott Twine for the Bristol City FC side.
  • Another three points for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Sheffield United FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andreas Weimann 3
Billy Sharp 3
Chris Martin 2
Morgan Gibbs-White 2
Harrison Burrows 2
Mark Sykes 2
Callum O'Hare 2
Kieffer Moore 1

Head to Head

2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2025-08-09 Sheffield United FC 1–4 Bristol City FC 2025-05-12 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2025-05-08 Bristol City FC 0–3 Sheffield United FC 2025-03-11 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2026-03-21 Bristol City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2026-03-10 Leicester City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2026-03-07 Bristol City FC 0–2 Coventry City FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2026-03-21 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Wrexham AFC L 2026-03-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2026-03-11 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC L 2026-03-07 Sheffield United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC44% Draw28% Sheffield United FC28%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
56%
Bristol City FC or Sheffield United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC27% Draw50% Sheffield United FC23%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.