Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd prediction

Stoke City have won seven, drawn two and lost four of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 20 and letting in 16. That has them 7th on 23 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, two draws and one defeat, at 1.7 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Watford 2-1 away; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Cardiff and a 4-0 win at home to Charlton.

Stoke City are unbeaten in four. They have scored in each of their last six. Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won two of three recently (6 scored, 1 conceded).

So far in the Championship, Sheffield Utd have won five, drawn four and lost four of 13, with 17 goals scored and 15 conceded, good for 10th place and 19 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, one draw and three defeats, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.7 against. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Fleetwood Town away; before that came a 1-0 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers and a 2-1 win away at Blackburn.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 4 conceded).

Home and away form points to Stoke City: Stoke City have won two of their last three at home, Sheffield Utd one of their last three on the road. Four points separate the two sides in the table. Stoke City also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Stoke City favourites at 40%, with Sheffield Utd on 33% and the draw at 26%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.7 in the game: 1.4 for Stoke City and 1.3 for Sheffield Utd. Over 2.5 goals is 50% and both teams scoring 54%. When they last met, on 29 Dec 2025, Sheffield United won 2-1.