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

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Championship · 2025-26

Stoke City FC

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Sheffield United FC

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

Overview

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Stoke City FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

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

Stoke City FC 10 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
#17	Position	#13
55	Points	60
46	Played	46
15 / 10 / 21	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
51	Scored	66
56	Conceded	66
-5	GD	+0
1.20	PPG	1.30
33%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Stoke City FC and Sheffield United FC is underway.
With this win, Sheffield United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jayden Bogle	2
David McGoldrick	1
Kieffer Moore	1
Jacob Brown	1
Sam McCallum	1
John Egan	1
Andre Brooks	1
Rhian Brewster	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

1.35 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Sheffield United FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC30% Draw26% Sheffield United FC44%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

70%

Stoke City FC or Sheffield United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC24% Draw44% Sheffield United FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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