Sheffield United vs Swansea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd October 2024

Sheffield United appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Swansea in round 8 of the Championship season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Bramall Lane on Wednesday.

Sheffield United are number 6 in the table on 13 points after seven matches. Swansea rank as number 9 with 11 points after seven matches played.

Sheffield United took down Swansea in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Wednesday.

The Blades only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded six for an average of 0.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Swansea managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded eight goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 0.8 goals an average per game.

The last three times Sheffield United faced Swansea in the Championship, they were absolutely flawless, winning 3-0, 1-0 and 4-0 respectively. Sheffield United go into the game on Wednesday at the best betting odds of 8/11 for a fourth win on the bounce.

Sheffield United vs Swansea Prediction

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-2 and 1-0 winners against Hull and Derby, respectively. Against Portsmouth, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 0-0 scoreline. Sheffield United have been in potent form at Bramall Lane, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 11 goals while letting in three.

Swansea Form

In their three most recent outings, Swansea won 1-0 and 1-2 against Norwich and Coventry, before drawing 1-1 against Bristol City. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Swansea won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and eight scored.

Sheffield United, as well as Swansea, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Wednesday.

Sheffield United have taken seven points from their last three games against teams from the top half of the Championship table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of four goals to one. Swansea claimed zero wins and zero points in their last one games against teams from the top six. They scored zero times in these matches, but also conceded one goals. Sheffield United are yet to experience the foul smell of failure this season in the Championship. They haven't lost a single game, in stead recording four wins and three draws. Swansea enjoy a record of three wins, two draws and two defeats in the Championship.

Sheffield United vs Swansea Squads

Sheffield United Squad

The 57-year-old coach of the home team, Chris Wilder, will select the lineup against Swansea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Adam Davies (0/2), Michael Cooper (0/5), Alfie Gilchrist (0/7), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/6), Harry Souttar (0/6), Jack Robinson (0/2), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/1), Sam McCallum (1/3), Andre Brooks (0/6), Femi Seriki (0/4), Gustavo Hamer (4/7), Harrison Burrows (0/7), Ismaila Coulibaly (0/0), Jamie Shackleton (0/2), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (0/6), Ollie Arblaster (2/5), Sydie Peck (0/5), Tom Davies (0/0), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/7), Callum O'Hare (0/7), Kieffer Moore (1/7), Louie Marsh (0/0), Rhian Brewster (0/6), Tyrese Campbell (0/2).

Swansea Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Swansea players that the manager Luke Williams will choose from for the upcoming game:

Andrew Fisher (0/0), Jon McLaughlin (0/0), Lawrence Vigouroux (0/7), Nathan Broome (0/0), Ben Cabango (1/7), Filip Lissah (0/0), Harry Darling (0/7), Josh Key (0/7), Josh Tymon (0/7), Kristian Pedersen (0/0), Kyle Naughton (0/6), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (0/1), Nelson Abbey (0/0), Sam Parker (0/0), Azeem Abdulai (1/5), Ben Lloyd (0/0), Daniel Watts (0/0), Goncalo Franco (0/7), Jay Fulton (0/4), Joe Allen (0/4), Matt Grimes (1/7), Myles Peart-Harris (0/4), Oliver Cooper (1/7), Ronald Pereira (0/7), Aimar Govea (0/0), Florian Bianchini (0/2), Ji-Sung Eom (0/7), Josh Ginnelly (0/0), Liam Cullen (2/5), Zan Vipotnik (1/6).

Sheffield United vs Swansea Team News

Swansea seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Bramall Lane to face Sheffield United.

Josh Ginnelly won't be travelling with Swansea this time, as he nurses an injury.

Sheffield United vs Swansea Lineups

Sheffield United vs Swansea H2H

Sheffield United not only managed to beat Swansea in their last three meetings in the Championship. They also kept a clean sheet on the way, winning 3-0, 1-0 and 4-0. Sheffield United go into the game this coming Wednesday at the best betting odds of 8/11 for a fourth win on the trot. Sheffield United have a 5-1-4 advantage over Swansea, whom they beat 3-0, the last time they faced each other. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 8/11.

Sheffield United vs Swansea Results

Of the last ten encounters between Sheffield United Swansea over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Sheffield United vs Swansea Betting Tips

Liam Cullen shows decent form right now for Swansea, 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 on Wednesday. Siding with Gustavo Hamer also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Sheffield United claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Swansea won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Sheffield United on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Swansea in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Sheffield United managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Swansea averaging 0.9 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Sheffield United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Swansea's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.