Sheffield United vs Bristol City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Sheffield United vs Bristol City

Championship · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Bramall Lane, Sheffield

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Sheffield United vs Bristol City preview

Sheffield United welcome Bristol City at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Saturday 16 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. Sheffield United sit 9th on 22 points after 14 matches, while Bristol City sit 15th on 18 points after 13 matches.

Sheffield United have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Bristol City have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Sheffield United have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Bristol City average 0.8 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Sheffield United have 6 wins to Bristol City's 2 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 17 Oct 2026, ended Bristol City 0-1 Sheffield United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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9Sheffield United146442017+322LWDWW
15Bristol City135351517-218DLLDW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield United 6, draws 2, Bristol City 2.

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Sheffield United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Michael Cooper, Japhet Tanganga, Harrison Burrows, Liam Kitching, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Mark McGuinness, Tahith Chong, Sydie frederick Peck, Kalvin Phillips, Ben Brereton Díaz, Tom Cannon

Bristol City expected line-up (3-5-2)

George Tanner, Luke McNally, Lisav Naif Eissat, Jason Knight, Cameron Pring, Rio Cardines, Gibson Yah, Dom Ballard

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