Sunderland vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 01th, 2025

Sunderland and Sheffield United will face each other in a Championship game in England on Wednesday, January 01th, 2025, at 20:00h (UTC), check the Sunderland vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sunderland vs Sheffield United will occur

The game will be played in the well-known Stadium of Light stadium, in the city of Sunderland, with a capacity for 49000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Sunderland vs Sheffield United 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 2.51 goals per match played.

Sunderland last match

Sunderland is coming off a draw. In its last outing they faced Blackburn Rovers in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 2-2. The eleven coached by R. Le Bris played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.30.

Certainly not a good performance for Sunderland, although some players performed above average, such as Eliezer Mayenda. The player was decisive to his team in avoiding defeat with his presence on the field and some excellent interventions during the match.

Sheffield United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Sheffield United, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Burnley team with a final score of 0-2.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 3.20, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Sunderland vs Sheffield United h2h

Sheffield United was in 2nd place in the Championship while Sunderland was in 4th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Sheffield United team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Sunderland used in the match.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 29-11-2024. In a Championship 2024/2025 match, Sheffield United came out on top and beat their rivals by 1-0.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The referee M. Donohue has been chosen to officiate the match while P. Hodskinson and R. Woodward will support him from the sideline.

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 44 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 12 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses.

In the 25th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 3 points as opposed to Burnley who places just above in 3rd place.

Sunderland analysis

Sunderland at the end of round 24 in Championship had 36 goals scored and 20 conceded.

The average number of shots towards goal for Sunderland is not among the best, with only 4.3 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Sunderland, with a ball possession of 47.48% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Sheffield United of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 5 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws playing in their home base.

Sunderland has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 36 times with 2139 attacks, while Sheffield United has only scored 32 times with 2084 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Wilson Isidor so far in the competition. With 6 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Sunderland to achieve victorious results this season.

Historical data Sunderland

The Sunderland team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 5 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Sheffield United

Championship leaderboard now

The Sheffield United team with 48 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 15 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses.

The team has the same number of points that the Leeds United who holds the 1st place in the 25th round.

Sheffield United analysis

Sheffield United shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 24 games has only conceded goals on 13 occasions, and has scored in 32.

This is a top 5 team in the Championship that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Sheffield United, with a balance of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws in the Championship.

Best goalscorer from Sheffield United

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Tyrese Campbell so far in the competition. With 6 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Sheffield United to achieve victorious results this season.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

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

Sheffield United has conceded 9 away goals in 12 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Sheffield United will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-0, something to take into consideration.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Sheffield United has an average of 1.33 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Sheffield United does not concede goals away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.3 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.38 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Sunderland side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Sheffield United who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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