Derby County FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Derby County FC

0 – 1

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Sheffield United FC

Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Pride Park Stadium 29,472 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 49' Ben Brereton

Y 70' Vinicius Souza

Marcus Harness 70' Y

Overview

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Derby County FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Pride Park Stadium.

Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Nield
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Darren Williams (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

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-01 Derby County FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC 2024-09-21 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2022-01-15 Derby County FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC 2021-09-25 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2018-12-26 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Sheffield United FC	H	0–1	L
25 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
21 Jan	Sunderland AFC	H	0–1	L
18 Jan	Watford FC	H	0–2	L
14 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	A	5–6	L
04 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
24 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–3	L
21 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
18 Jan	Norwich City FC	H	2–0	W
09 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	0–1	L
04 Jan	Watford FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Derby County FC		Sheffield United FC
#8	Position	#13
69	Points	60
46	Played	46
20 / 9 / 17	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
67	Scored	66
59	Conceded	66
+8	GD	+0
1.50	PPG	1.30
43%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Derby County FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 366 games and scored 436 goals.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Derby County FC have won 452 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' It looks surprising Sheffield United FC does not make any changes. Vinicius Souza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Sheffield United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' 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.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' It is a substitution in Derby County FC team. Ryan Nyambe is replaced by Marcus Harness on 46 minute.
49' GOAL! Ben Brereton fires home to make it 0-1!
54' Derby County FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield United FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' A change in the Sheffield United FC ranks — Callum O'Hare exits the field as Tyrese Campbell enters on 61.
62' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Jesurun Rak-Sakyi comes on to replace Ben Brereton.
67' Derby County FC make a change. David Ozoh trudges off to be replaced by Liam Thompson on 67 minutes.
70' Sheffield United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
74' Time for substitution for Derby County FC. Kayden Jackson is replaced by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
75' Sam McCallum is replacing Rhian Brewster for the Sheffield United FC side.
79' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Sydie Peck comes on to replace Thomas Cannon.
80' Derby County FC make a change. Kenzo Goudmijn trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Barkhuizen on 80 minutes.
85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Robinson made 372 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Derby County FC and Sheffield United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

25
Matt Clarke
17
Kenzo Goudmijn ↓ Thomas Barkhuizen 80'
8
Ben Osborn
3
Craig Forsyth
19
Kayden Jackson ↓ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 74'
24
Ryan Nyambe ↓ Marcus Harness 46'
10
Jerry Yates
32
Ebou Adams
15
Lars-Jorgen Salvesen
1
Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
4
David Ozoh ↓ Liam Thompson 67'

Bench

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tom Lawrence	3
Billy Sharp	2
Leon Clarke	1
Gustavo Hamer	1
Ben Brereton	1
Samuel Szmodics	1
Craig Bryson	1
Thomas Cannon	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2025-02-01 Derby County FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2025-01-25 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2025-01-21 Derby County FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-01-18 Derby County FC 0–2 Watford FC L 2025-01-14 Leyton Orient FC 6–5 Derby County FC L 2025-01-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-02-01 Derby County FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2025-01-24 Sheffield United FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L 2025-01-21 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-01-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC W 2025-01-09 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-01-04 Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.13 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Sheffield United FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC29% Draw28% Sheffield United FC43%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

71%

Derby County FC or Sheffield United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC22% Draw49% Sheffield United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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