The tension continues to build for the long-awaited Championship Play-offs semi-final contest between Sheffield United and Bristol City on Monday. Having both made it this far, and with the prize for the side that makes it through the clash being an appearance in the final of the competition, let’s hope for a really good game here.
View all of the Sheffield United v Bristol City predictions, poll and stats below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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Sheffield United
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Sheffield United will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-3 Championship Play-offs triumph versus Bristol City.
In that game, Sheffield United had 51% possession and 16 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Sheffield United, the scorers were Harrison Burrows (45'), Andre Brooks (73') and Callum O'Hare (79'). For their opponents, Bristol City got 4 attempts at goal with 1 on target.
Sheffield United haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.
They have totted up the amount of 10 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 5. That aside, time will tell if that trend shall be maintained in this next match or not.
Bristol City
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Illustrating their involvement in productive encounters, we’ve had goals 20 times in the prior 6 games in which Bristol City have taken to the field, yielding an average of 3.33 goals for each meeting. Their opponents have got 14 of this grand total.
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Head to head
An inspection of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 18/04/2022 shows that these fixtures have not been happy ones for Bristol City. They have not been able to register any victories whatsoever while Sheffield United have simply been better than them, running out winners in 67% of those games where they have faced each other.
12 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 9 of them from The Blades and 3 belonging to The Robins. The average goals per game has been 2.
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Team News: Sheffield United
Rob Holding (Ankle surgery), Jamie Shackleton (Foot injury) and Oliver Arblaster (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be available for Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder.
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Team News: Bristol City
From a largely healthy group of players, there is only the one fitness problem for the Bristol City boss Liam Manning to be concerned about. Luke McNally (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Bristol City will need to push hard to hit the back of the net against this Sheffield United lineup who we think will get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a hard-fought 1-0 win for Sheffield United at the conclusion of the game.
Let’s see how this one goes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the 90 minute result market, backing Sheffield United is best priced at 1.9, a wager on the draw is 3.5 and selecting the winning team to be Bristol City gets 3.9. They are the top prices offered at this very moment.
Victor Martins,
13:00 09/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sheffield United
Formed: 1889
Stadium: Bramall Lane (32,050)
Captain: Jack Robinson
Chairman: Yusuf Giansiracusa
Manager: Chris Wilder
Competitions: Championship position 3, Championship Play-offs (Semi-Finals)
⭐ Key Man: Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Normally played in the Right Wing position, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi was born in England. After having made a senior debut playing for Crystal Palace in the 2021 - 2022 season, the accomplished Forward has managed to score 7 league goals in this Championship 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 34 appearances.