Sheffield United vs Burnley betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 26th, 2024

Sheffield United and Burnley will be playing against each other on Thursday, December 26th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in a Championship football game in England, check the Sheffield United vs Burnley betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sheffield United vs Burnley will occur

The game will be played in the Bramall Lane (Sheffield) stadium, in the city of Sheffield.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Sheffield United vs Burnley betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Sheffield United last match

Sheffield United comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Cardiff City, in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 0-2. Coach C. Wilder's team lined up with this formation: 4-2-3-1.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.35, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

his entire team has much to thank to Kieffer Moore. The player's performance was brilliant in the team's victory. With 2 goals scored in the match and great appearances over the 90 minutes, he was the highlight of the game.

Burnley last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Burnley, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Watford team with a final score of 2-1.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.70.

Sheffield United vs Burnley h2h

Burnley occupied 19th place when they went against Sheffield United, who was in 20th place, in their last match at Premier League. Burnley first went in with a 4-4-2 formation, which was engaged by Sheffield United with a 4-2-3-1 deployment.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 20-04-2024, in a match of the 2023/2024 season of the Premier League, and the match ended with a 1-4 win for Burnley.

In this football match, O. Langford will be the referee while M. Stevens and N. Lugg will assist him.

Sheffield United

Championship leaderboard now

The Sheffield United team with 48 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 15 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses.

Which means that, with an advantage of 3 points, the team is ahead the Leeds United team closing in at the 2nd place in the 23rd round.

Sheffield United analysis

Sheffield United after 22 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 32 goals and conceded only 11 to opponents.

The average number of shots toward the net of Sheffield United can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 4.14 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

his ball possession percentage is 49.77% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Burnley and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 6 games won.

Best goalscorer from Sheffield United

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Tyrese Campbell. The Attacker has scored 6 times in this competition and helped Sheffield United avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Burnley

Championship leaderboard now

The Burnley team with 44 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 12 wins, 8 draws, and 2 losses.

Burnley analysis

Burnley shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 22 games has only conceded goals on 9 occasions, and has scored in 28.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Championship.

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the Burnley team usually goes for an average ball possession of 56.09% to try to control the game.

The chances of an opposing team beating Burnley are low, with the latter having a balance of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws when playing away in the Championship.

Best goalscorer from Burnley

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Josh Brownhill. The Midfielder has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped Burnley come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sheffield United is Tyrese Campbell, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Burnley is Josh Brownhill, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Burnley scores an average of 1.18 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.57.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.5 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.36 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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