Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Sheffield United weak, Southampton mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
The rows around these two clubs. Dots mark the clubs in between.
Sheffield United take a form score of 3.8 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 7.6 for Southampton. Sheffield United have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 competitive matches, while Southampton have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Sheffield United average 1.3 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Southampton 1.8 and 0.9. Sheffield United have kept a clean sheet in 30% of their matches this season, Southampton in 30%. In their last 8 meetings Sheffield United have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 6. Sheffield United sit 10th on 22 points, Southampton 7th on 24.
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