Sheffield United vs Blackpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th October 2022

Sheffield United come up against visiting side Blackpool on Saturday at Bramall Lane in a Championship fixture. It finished all square on when Sheffield United last faced Blackpool. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4.00.

Sitting top of the table, Sheffield United have claimed 24 points after 13 rounds, while Blackpool have amassed 15 points and presently rank as number 19 in the Championship.

Obviously, Blackpool need to seek a win to reduce the gap in the standings on league leaders Sheffield United to prevent the difference getting even bigger. However, the home side are clearly tough to beat, and the visitors have some hard work cut out for them this coming Saturday.

Sheffield United presents an average of just 1.7 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 17times, while also conceding seven. This amounts to an average of 0.7 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in five matches.

Blackpool managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

Sheffield United vs Blackpool Prediction

Sheffield United form

A single point is all Sheffield United can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Birmingham, before getting trounced 0-1 against Queens P.R. while Stoke won 3-1. In their last six Championship home matches, Sheffield United won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 12 and conceding three goals.

Blackpool Form

Blackpool gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 0-1 against Norwich, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Sunderland. Their latest match brought a 3-1 win in their encounter with Watford. Blackpool claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and six scored.

Sheffield United need the support of their home crowd at Bramall Lane after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.

Sheffield United took eight points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. This amounts to two wins after scoring eight times and conceding six.

Sheffield United vs Blackpool Team News

Sheffield United could have as many as nine players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Blackpool on Saturday.

Sander Berge, George Baldock, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Max Lowe, John Fleck, Ciaran Clark, Jack Robinson, Enda Stevens and Jack O'Connell are all absent from the Sheffield United squad that faces Blackpool at Bramall Lane.

Blackpool have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Saturday against Sheffield United.

Blackpool need to do without Rhys Williams, Kevin Stewart, Lewis Fiorini, Keshi Anderson and Jake Beesley, who are not fit enough to travel to Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United vs Blackpool H2H

It finished all square on when Sheffield United last faced Blackpool. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4.00. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Sheffield United claimed three wins in their previous ten matches against Blackpool. The latter managed two wins in these eight encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 4.00.

Sheffield United vs Blackpool Results

Of the last eight encounters between Sheffield United Blackpool over 2.5 goals came out three times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 1.90 with bookies.

Sheffield United vs Blackpool Betting Tips

Jerry Yates shows decent form right now for Blackpool, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Sheffield United, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Oliver McBurnie also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Sheffield United claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing three. Blackpool won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost four of these matches. While Sheffield United collected six wins from a possible 10 Championship matches, Blackpool won three of their last 10.

Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in the last eight encounters between Sheffield United and Blackpool. There were over two goals five times, as Sheffield United managed an average of 1.38 goals, while Blackpool scored 1.27 goals on average. Sheffield United witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.7 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Blackpool played across all tournaments this season. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.