Thursday , 2 July 2026

Leeds United FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Leeds United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Fri 18 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Elland Road 36,695 HT 45' · FT 45'
Pascal Struijk 69' 1–0
Mateo Fernandez 90' 2–0
Y 60' Vinicius Souza
Junior Firpo 84' Y
Y 87' Ollie Arblaster

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Smith

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

5
1
Leeds United FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sheffield United FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-18 Leeds United FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC 2021-04-03 Leeds United FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC 2020-09-27 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Leeds United FC 2019-03-16 Leeds United FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC 2018-12-01 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Sheffield United FC H 2–0 W
04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D
01 Oct Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Coventry City FC H 3–0 W
21 Sep Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
14 Sep Burnley FC H 0–1 L
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
05 Oct Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
02 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Portsmouth FC A 0–0 D
21 Sep Derby County FC H 1–0 W
13 Sep Hull City AFC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Elland Road will turn into a battlefield for Leeds United FC and Sheffield United FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Leeds United FC is showing some good football. However, Leeds 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.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leeds United FC that had 358 games and scored 532 goals.
  • 25' Joe Rothwell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Largie Ramazani has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Illan Meslier, as he is very good at scoring at Elland Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Leeds 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.
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a card for Vinicius Souza.
  • 61' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sydie Peck is hanging Gustavo Hamer on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leeds United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 68' Daniel James is replacing Brenden Aaronson for the Leeds United FC side.
  • 69' What a strike from Pascal Struijk! The score is 1-0.
  • 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 77 minute. Rhys Norrington-Davies leaves to be changed by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Mateo Fernandez. He replaces Largie Ramazani on 79 minute.
  • 81' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Vinicius Souza departs to be replaced by Rhian Brewster.
  • 84' Leeds United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 87' Ollie Arblaster is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' Goal! Mateo Fernandez scores his 7 goal in 358 matches.
  • 90' Leeds United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Bamford is hanging Joel Piroe on the field on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. Leeds United FC beats Sheffield United FC

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Sheffield United FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 1
Pablo Hernandez 1
Chris Basham 1
Patrick Bamford 1
Phil Jagielka 1
Ben Osborn 1
Jack Harrison 1
Pascal Struijk 1

Head to Head

2024-10-18 Leeds United FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC 2021-04-03 Leeds United FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC 2020-09-27 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Leeds United FC 2019-03-16 Leeds United FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC 2018-12-01 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Leeds United FC

Leeds United FC Form

2024-10-18 Leeds United FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2024-10-01 Norwich City FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-09-28 Leeds United FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2024-09-14 Leeds United FC 0–1 Burnley FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2024-10-18 Leeds United FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-05 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-10-02 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-09-28 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2024-09-21 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2024-09-13 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.34 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC52% Draw29% Sheffield United FC19%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
48%
Leeds United FC or Sheffield United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC33% Draw53% Sheffield United FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16%
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 26% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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