Bristol City vs Sheffield Utd prediction

Bristol City have won five, drawn three and lost five of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 15 and letting in 17. That has them 14th on 18 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, one draw and three defeats, at 0.8 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Blackburn at home; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Charlton and a 2-0 win away at Crystal Palace.

Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. At home they've won one of three recently (1 scored, 2 conceded). J. Williams (inactive), L. Tolaj (knock) and N. Eile (illness), plus one other, are all unavailable.

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, no draws and four defeats, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.3 against. Last time out they lost 3-2 to Portsmouth away; before that came a 3-0 win at home to Lincoln and a 2-1 defeat away at Stoke.

They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won one of four recently (5 scored, 7 conceded). F. Seriki (knee injury), H. Choudhury (red card) and J. Shackleton (health problems) are all unavailable.

There isn't much between Bristol City's home form and Sheffield Utd's away form. One point separates the two sides in the table.

We make Bristol City favourites at 47%, with Sheffield Utd on 27% and the draw at 26%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it. The recent numbers lean the other way, but once you account for who each side has played, Bristol City still come out ahead.

On goals, it expects around 2.7 in the game: 1.6 for Bristol City and 1.1 for Sheffield Utd. Over 2.5 goals is 50% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 6 Apr 2026, Bristol City won 1-0.