Stoke City FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sheffield United FC

Mon 29 Dec 2025 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Stoke City FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Stoke City FC 11 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2025-12-06 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Stoke City FC 2025-04-25 Stoke City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2024-10-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2023-01-14 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
20 Dec	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
13 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–1	L
06 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	0–4	L

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	3–5	L
20 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	3–0	W
12 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
09 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
06 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Stoke City FC		Sheffield United FC
#7	Position	#18
13	Points	9
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
13	Scored	9
12	Conceded	11
+1	GD	-2
1.63	PPG	1.13
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/2

76+

2/4

■ 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)

Stoke City FC

Ethan Galbraith	4 G	1 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sheffield United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jayden Bogle	2
Ben Wilmot	1
Sam Gallagher	1
Joe Allen	1
Phil Jagielka	1
Jack McGlynn	1
Kieran Dowell	1
Liam Delap	1

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2025-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-13 Stoke City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-12-10 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-06 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Stoke City FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-12-26 Wrexham AFC 5–3 Sheffield United FC L 2025-12-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-12-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2025-12-09 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-12-06 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.53 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Sheffield United FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC34% Draw26% Sheffield United FC40%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

66%

Stoke City FC or Sheffield United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC28% Draw44% Sheffield United FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

0 – 0

6.4%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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