Bristol City vs Sheffield United Prediction and Betting Tips | November 5th 2024
Bristol City and Sheffield United get round 14 of the EFL Championship underway when they square off at the Ashton Gate Stadium on Tuesday. Liam Manning’s men will head into the game looking to get one over the Blades, having failed to win their last five clashes since March 2019.
Bristol City continued their surge into the upper echelons of the Championship table as they secured a 3-1 victory over Preston North End at the Deepdale Stadium on Saturday.
Manning’s side have now gone eight back-to-back games without defeat, picking up three wins and five draws since suffering a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Blackburn Rovers on September 14.
With 19 points from 13 matches, Bristol City are currently 13th in the EFL Championship standings, level on points with Blackburn and Millwall.
On the other hand, Sheffield United ensured they remained within touching distance with Sunderland at the top of the table as they picked up a 2-0 victory over Blackburn at Ewood Park on Saturday.
The Blades are unbeaten in 11 of their 13 games to start the league campaign, claiming eight wins and three draws, only losing against Leeds United and Middlesbrough so far.
Sheffield United are currently third in the Championship standings with 25 points from a possible 39 to sit third in the table, four points adrift of first-placed Sunderland.
Bristol City vs Sheffield United Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 33 wins from the last 61 meetings between the sides, Sheffield United boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Bristol City have picked up 16 wins during that time, while the spoils were shared on 12 occasions.
- Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last five games against the Robins, claiming four wins and one draw since a 3-2 loss in March 2019.
- Bristol City are on a run of 11 back-to-back home games without defeat in the league, claiming six wins and five draws since March’s 1-0 loss against Cardiff City.
Bristol City vs Sheffield United Prediction
Sheffield United have bounced back from their slump with two consecutive victories and will head into Tuesday’s clash with sky-high confidence as they look to close the gap on Sunderland.
However, Bristol City have been tough to crack in recent weeks and we predict they will do just enough to force a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Bristol City 1-1 Sheffield United
Bristol City vs Sheffield United Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in the last five meetings between the two sides)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - Yes (There have also been at least five bookings in eight of their last 10 clashes)