Sheffield United vs Sheffield Weds Prediction

Championship 25/26 · Sun 22 Feb, 12:00
Sheffield United 2–1 Sheffield Weds

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Home win (74%); it finished a home win.

What our model predicted

Home 74%
Draw 16%
Away 10%

💡 Sheffield United are strong favourites — roughly 7 wins in 10 games like this.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore High · 90.1/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 90.1
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1521 v 1288 Sheffield United rated higher
Form Index WDWLW v LLLLL Sheffield United 2.0 · Sheffield Weds 0.0 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
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Why we predict this

  • Sheffield United is the stronger side on Power Rating (1521 vs 1288).
  • Sheffield United is in clearly better recent form (2.0 vs 0.0 pts/game).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (2.2 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Sheffield United
Form Index
Sheffield United
Goal expectation
Sheffield United
Home advantage
Sheffield United

Green = favours Sheffield United · Blue = favours Sheffield Weds. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
Sheffield UnitedWDWLW2.0 ppg
Sheffield WedsLLLLL0.0 ppg
Power Rating
Sheffield United1521
Sheffield Weds1288
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model68% · 21% · 11%
Power Rating75% · 12% · 13%
Machine-learning54% · 26% · 20%

AI match preview

Sheffield United enter this Championship derby with a strong 74% probability of securing a home win, bolstered by an expected goals advantage of 2.16 to 0.77 over Sheffield Wednesday. The model suggests a 2-0 scoreline as the most likely outcome, with just over half of simulations predicting more than 2.5 goals and a near-even chance of both teams scoring. As always, these projections are statistical estimates—please gamble responsibly and only bet if you are 18 or older.

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Match predictions

Expected goals

2.16 – 0.77

Most likely score

2-0

12% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 56%

Under 44%

Both teams to score

Yes 49%

No 51%

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Season averages (per game · last 130+ matches)

Sheffield UnitedSheffield Weds
5.4 Corners 5.2
2.1 Cards 1.9
10.9 Fouls 12.1

Averages of each team's own corners, cards (bookings) and fouls per game, from their recent match history.

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Stadium & conditions

Bramall Lane Sheffield, England Capacity 32,050 · grass

Conditions can sway goals and tempo — we factor pitch & weather into the read, but football is never certain. 18+.

Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Feb 2026 Sheffield United 2–1 Sheffield Weds
Nov 2025 Sheffield Weds 0–3 Sheffield United