Thursday , 2 July 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#12 Position #13
62 Points 60
46 Played 46
17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 22
59 Scored 66
59 Conceded 66
+0 GD +0
1.35 PPG 1.30
37% Win % 39%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sheffield United FC gets underway.
  • 4' It’s gonna be a card for Cameron Pring.
  • 9' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 14' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 20' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a card on 20.
  • 23' What a strike from Mark Sykes! The score is 1-0.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Noah Eile suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 43' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andre Brooks is hanging Leo Hjelde on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 387 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bristol City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Andre Brooks. He receives a card.
  • 69' Sheffield United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 74' Delano Burgzorg is replacing Emil Riis Jakobsen for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for George Earthy. He replaces Max Bird on 75 minute.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Femi Seriki is replaced by Ki-Jana Hoever on 80 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Mark Sykes by Sam Bell on 82 minute.
  • 87' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Sydie Peck by Callum O'Hare on 87 minute.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Scott Twine is replaced by Tomi Horvat.
  • 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
Billy Sharp 3
Andreas Weimann 3
Callum O'Hare 2
Chris Martin 2
Morgan Gibbs-White 2
Harrison Burrows 2
Mark Sykes 2
Tyrese Campbell 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
2 / 4
1.33 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Sheffield United FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC43% Draw27% Sheffield United FC30%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
57%
Bristol City FC or Sheffield United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC27% Draw49% Sheffield United FC24%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
3%

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% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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