Derby County FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Derby County FC

1 – 2

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Sheffield United FC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC Pride Park Stadium 32,538 HT 45' · FT 45'

Samuel Szmodics 5' 1–0

1–1 62' Thomas Cannon

1–2 69' Sydie Peck

Sondre Langas 18' Y

Matt Clarke 26' Y

Y 45' Harrison Burrows

Y 54' Japhet Tanganga

Bobby Clark 89' Y

Samuel Szmodics 90' Y

Y 90' Tahith Chong

Overview

Match Preview

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
Assistant 2 Jacob Graham (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

2026-05-02 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2025-11-01 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Derby County FC 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

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L
25 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–2	W
21 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	Oxford United FC	H	1–0	W
11 Apr	Southampton FC	A	1–2	L
06 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Derby County FC	A	2–1	W
25 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–3	L
22 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	Watford FC	A	2–0	W
11 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Derby County FC and Sheffield United FC has kicked off!
5' Samuel Szmodics puts Derby County FC on the lead.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
18' The referee shows Derby County FC player a card on 18.
23' Derby County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
26' Matt Clarke is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
31' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sheffield United FC winning 50% of all matches.
41' Thomas Cannon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
45' Sheffield United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' 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.
54' It’s a booking for Sheffield United FC player. Japhet Tanganga gets a card.
59' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' GOAL! Thomas Cannon scores on 62.
67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Craig Forsyth, as he is very good at scoring at Pride Park Stadium with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
69' Sydie Peck puts Sheffield United FC on the lead.
74' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
79' Sheffield United 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.
84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
89' Bobby Clark was booked on 89.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Samuel Szmodics.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tom Lawrence	3
Billy Sharp	2
Jack Marriott	1
Sydie Peck	1
Chris Basham	1
Harry Wilson	1
David McGoldrick	1
Leon Clarke	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2026-05-02 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Derby County FC W 2026-04-21 Norwich City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-18 Derby County FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2026-04-11 Southampton FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-05-02 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.47 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% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC39% Draw28% Sheffield United FC33%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

61%

Derby County FC or Sheffield United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC30% Draw46% Sheffield United FC24%

Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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