Sheffield United FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sheffield United FC

3 – 1

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Coventry City FC

Fri 28 Mar 2025 · 20:00 UTC Bramall Lane 30,803 HT 45' · FT 45'

Gustavo Hamer 19' 1–0

Tyrese Campbell 30' 2–0

Rhian Brewster 62' 3–0

3–1 90+3' Jack Rudoni

Y 17' Bobby Thomas

Y 65' Jamie Allen

Ben Brereton 65' Y

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (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

Sheffield United FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC 2024-11-23 Coventry City FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC 2022-12-26 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC 2022-10-19 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2022-03-12 Coventry City FC 4–1 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	3–1	W
16 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
11 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
24 Feb	Leeds United FC	H	1–3	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	1–3	L
15 Mar	Sunderland AFC	H	3–0	W
11 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–2	W
01 Mar	Oxford United FC	A	3–2	W
22 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Coventry City FC
#13	Position	#1
60	Points	95
46	Played	46
18 / 6 / 22	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
66	Scored	97
66	Conceded	45
+0	GD	+52
1.30	PPG	2.07
39%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Sheffield United FC have kicked off against Coventry City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield United FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' Bobby Thomas was booked on 17.
19' A stunning finish from Gustavo Hamer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
29' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' What a strike from Tyrese Campbell! The score is 2-0.
35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
38' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Oliver Dovin by Bradley Collins on 38 minute.
43' Coventry City FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
48' A quiet spell here at Bramall Lane. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
58' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Jamie Allen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' Brilliant from the ! Rhian Brewster makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 62.
63' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Victor Torp by Jack Rudoni on 63 minute.
65' Coventry City FC player sees a card in front of him.
69' Callum O'Hare is replacing Rhian Brewster for the Sheffield United FC side.
70' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Cannon is hanging Tyrese Campbell on the field on 70 minute.
75' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
77' The whistle greets Haji Wright as he departs to be replaced by Ellis Simms.
82' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
83' The whistle greets Ben Brereton as he departs to be replaced by Andre Brooks.
88' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Femi Seriki is withdrawn and Alfie Gilchrist gets his opportunity.
89' The supporters are chanting for Sam McCallum. He replaces Hamza Choudhury on 89 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Coventry City FC.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Rob Holding
17
Adam Davies
9
Kieffer Moore
10
Callum O'Hare ↑ 69'
3
Sam McCallum ↑ 89'
35
Andre Brooks ↑ 83'
28
Thomas Cannon ↑ 70'
11
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
2
Alfie Gilchrist ↑ 88'

Coach Chris Wilder

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Matt Grimes
8
Jamie Allen ↓ Ben Sheaf 77'
21
Jake Bidwell
10
Ephron Mason-Clark ↓ Jamie Paterson 77'
11
Haji Wright ↓ Ellis Simms 77'
27
Milan van Ewijk
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
2
Luis Binks
4
Bobby Thomas
1
Oliver Dovin ↓ Bradley Collins 38'
29
Victor Torp ↓ Jack Rudoni 63'

Bench

12
Jamie Paterson ↑ 77'
3
Jay Dasilva
40
Bradley Collins ↑ 38'
13
Ben Wilson
14
Ben Sheaf ↑ 77'
5
Jack Rudoni ↑ 63'
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
9
Ellis Simms ↑ 77'
37
Norman Bassette

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Tyrese Campbell	2
Callum O'Hare	2
James McAtee	1
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi	1
Bobby Thomas	1
Sander Berge	1
Norman Bassette	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2025-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2025-03-11 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2025-03-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-02-24 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Leeds United FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W 2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.64 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Coventry City FC 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC40% Draw24% Coventry City FC36%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Coventry City FC

60%

Sheffield United FC or Coventry City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC27% Draw41% Coventry City FC32%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

1 – 3

0 – 0

4.5%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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