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Championship | Gameweek 39
Mar 28, 2025 at 8pm UK
Bramall Lane
Coventry City

Sheff Utd
3 - 1
Coventry

Hamer (19'), Campbell (30'), Brewster (62')
Brereton Diaz (65')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Rudoni (90+2')
Thomas (17'), Allen (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Coventry City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Weds 0-1 Sheff Utd
Sunday, March 16 at 12.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Coventry 3-0 Sunderland
Saturday, March 15 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield United 1-0 Coventry City

With both sides returning to action following fine runs of form and desperate for three points in their respective promotion bids, we certainly anticipate a tight and hard-fought encounter at Bramall Lane on Friday. In one of their toughest tests in recent months, we give a slight edge to the Blades to lean on their defensive resilience and manage an 11th 1-0 victory of the season and a seventh at home. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 41.52%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 33.07% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.83%) and 2-0 (6.88%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (8.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.02%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield UnitedDrawCoventry City
41.52% (0.0039999999999978 0) 25.42% (0.036000000000001 0.04) 33.07% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Both teams to score 55.63% (-0.132 -0.13)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.88% (-0.165 -0.16)48.13% (0.17 0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.72% (-0.152 -0.15)70.29% (0.158 0.16)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.96% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)23.04% (0.075000000000003 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.14% (-0.10299999999999 -0.1)56.87% (0.109 0.11)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.28% (-0.102 -0.1)27.73% (0.109 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.71% (-0.133 -0.13)63.29% (0.139 0.14)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 41.52%
    Coventry City 33.07%
    Draw 25.41%
Sheffield UnitedDrawCoventry City
1-0 @ 9.38% (0.046000000000001 0.05)
2-1 @ 8.83% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
2-0 @ 6.88% (0.018999999999999 0.02)
3-1 @ 4.32% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-0 @ 3.37% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 2.77% (-0.015 -0.02)
4-1 @ 1.59% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.24% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.02% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 41.52%
1-1 @ 12.02% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 6.39% (0.045 0.04)
2-2 @ 5.66% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.19% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.41%
0-1 @ 8.2% (0.032999999999999 0.03)
1-2 @ 7.72% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.26% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.3% (-0.014 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.42% (-0.015 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.25% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-4 @ 1.06% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 2.88%
Total : 33.07%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Coventry

Sheffield United
59.5%
Draw
21.5%
Coventry City
19.0%
163
Head to Head
Nov 23, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 16
Coventry
2-2
Sheff Utd
Bassette (22'), Thomas (80')
Bassette (45'), Thomas-Asante (60'), Eccles (72'), Rudoni (81')
Campbell (13'), Rak-Sakyi (34')
Burrows (60'), Peck (79')
Ahmedhodzic (44')
Dec 26, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 24
Sheff Utd
3-1
Coventry
McAtee (35'), Clark (52'), Doyle (71')
Gyokeres (75')
Oct 19, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 16
Coventry
1-0
Sheff Utd
Waghorn (87' pen.)
Mar 12, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 37
Coventry
4-1
Sheff Utd
Gyokeres (20'), O'Hare (52', 59'), Godden (68')
Berge (16')
Nov 20, 2021 12.30pm
Gameweek 18
Sheff Utd
0-0
Coventry
Egan (22'), Bogle (31'), Hourihane (38')
Hamer (30'), O'Hare (51')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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