Stoke vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th October 2022

Sheffield United face bottom-placed Stoke this coming Saturday at Bet365 Stadium, which has the look of a straight win for the Championship leaders. Sheffield United were knocked out cold when Stoke took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Sheffield United handed out in the game before.

Stoke are number 20 in the table on 13 points after 12 matches. Sheffield United rank as number one with 24 points after 12 matches played.

Although Stoke trail after Sheffield United by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Championship still holds a lot of prestige.

Stoke have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly ten goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of one goals per game, in which they conceded 14 goals, or 1.4 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Sheffield United travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping six goals against. An average of 0.6 goals against a game. They hung on to five clean sheets in this streak.

Stoke vs Sheffield United Prediction

Stoke form

Stoke are without a win from their previous three outings, as Queens P.R. managed a draw, before they lost 0-4 against Watford. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Burnley. In their last six Championship matches at home, Stoke have one win, while they've drawn three and lost two.

Stoke entered the season dreaming of medals, but find themselves far off track following a lousy run of form.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United managed to gain four points from their previous three matches, which started with a 0-2 win against Preston. A 1-1 draw with Birmingham followed, before they lost against Queens P.R. by 0-1. Sheffield United managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding four times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

They opened the season hopeful of medals, but in current form Sheffield United even deserves a mention when talking about the title.

On the back of their recent run of results, we expect Sheffield United to claim another win, when they travel to face Stoke.

Stoke vs Sheffield United Team News

At the time of writing, Stoke have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Sheffield United on Saturday.

Jacob Brown, Sam Clucas, Gavin Kilkenny and Harry Souttar are missing from the squad, Stoke will field against Sheffield Unitedthis coming Saturday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Sheffield United, who are looking at eight players nursing various problems.

Names like Anel Ahmedhodzic, Max Lowe, John Fleck, Ciaran Clark, Ben Osborn, Jack Robinson, Enda Stevens and Jack O'Connell most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Stoke.

Stoke vs Sheffield United H2H

Sheffield United were knocked out cold when Stoke took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Sheffield United handed out in the game before. The last ten matches between Stoke and Sheffield United saw three draws and three wins for each team. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3.30.

Stoke vs Sheffield United Results

In the past ten matches between home side Stoke and Sheffield United both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 1.83.

Stoke vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

Lewis Baker netted twice in his six last Championship matches for Stoke, who look to him to add a third this coming Saturday. Oliver McBurnie racked up four goals in his past six Championship games going for Sheffield United.

Bet365 Stadium saw Stoke winning three, drawing four and losing three of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Sheffield United won four of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost four. Goals could at a premium at Bet365 Stadium, as only two of the 10 most recent Championship matches here for Stoke saw over 2.5 goals. In three of the previous 10 league games away for Sheffield United the match had over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Stoke managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Sheffield United averaging 0.9 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Stoke saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of one goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.8 times in those matches.