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Derby County FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 70' Chris Basham

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Joyce
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Robert Hyde
  • Referee Adam Crysell

Head-to-Head

3
5
Derby County FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W
06 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
03 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
29 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
22 Sep Brentford FC H 3–1 W
18 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Derby County FC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
03 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W
29 Sep Millwall FC A 3–2 W
22 Sep Preston North End FC H 3–2 W
19 Sep Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Derby County FC Sheffield United FC
#22 Position #18
5 Points 9
8 Played 8
1 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
7 Scored 9
14 Conceded 11
-7 GD -2
0.63 PPG 1.13
13% Win % 25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Derby County FC are 22nd (5 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/4
■ 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)

Derby County FC
Bobby Clark 2 G 2 A
Samuel Szmodics 2 G 1 A
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A
Sheffield United FC
Patrick Bamford 2 G 1 A
Thomas Cannon 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Derby County FC face off against Sheffield United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 1' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Craig Bryson makes it 1-0.
  • 6' Derby County FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 16' It looks surprising Derby County FC does not make any changes. Richard Keogh has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' Derby County FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 26' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' John Egan, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Tom Lawrence comes on to replace Craig Bryson.
  • 41' Chris Basham is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Derby County FC and Sheffield United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Derby County FC is showing some good football. However, Derby County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' 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.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Mark Duffy is replaced by Paul Coutts.
  • 70' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Florian Jozefzoon comes on to replace Martyn Waghorn.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' Jack Marriott adds to his 5 season tally! Derby County FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 80' A change in the Sheffield United FC ranks — Chris Basham exits the field as Conor Washington enters on 80.
  • 85' Fikayo Tomori is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Derby County FC tonight.
  • 86' Another substitution for Derby County FC to replace Jack Marriott by Curtis Davies on 86 minute.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Derby County FC or Sheffield United FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC41% Draw28% Sheffield United FC31%
Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
59%
Derby County FC or Sheffield United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC27% Draw48% Sheffield United FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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