Plymouth travel to Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon, in a top vs (nearly) bottom clash. Read on for our Sheffield Utd vs Plymouth predictions and more.
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Sheffield Utd vs Plymouth prediction: Razor sharp Blades
Key facts:
- Table-topping Sheffield United have kept the most clean sheets in the league (13).
- Plymouth have not kept a clean sheet or won in five games.
- Sheffield United have scored nine goals in their last five games.
Correct score prediction: Sheffield United 2-0 Plymouth
After a solid start, Wayne Rooney seems to have lost his grip on Plymouth's season, with the Devonshire club sliding all the way down to 23rd.
Sheffield United, on the other hand, are flying under the refreshed management of Chris Wilder, and we doubt they will make for hospitable hosts.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Home advantage
HOME: 1/4 (1.25) – 80.0%
DRAW: 5/1 (6.00) – 16.7%
AWAY: 9/1 (10.00) – 10.0%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The bookmakers' expected winner in this game is Sheffield United. Their odds of 1/4 imply a huge 80% likelihood of victory, an outcome we also foresee.
Feel free to take a look at our football betting tips page to check out our other predictions and tips!
Recent H2Hs: Cup clashes
This pair have not met in league play for some time. Their most recent clashes both came in the FA Cup.
Sheffield United won both encounters handily.
England FA Cup 23/01/21 Sheff Utd Plymouth England FA Cup 06/12/14 Sheff Utd Plymouth
Sheffield Utd preview: Premier League bound?
Things are looking up in Blades have bounced back from a horrendous 2023/24 Premier League campaign to sit top of the Championship approaching Christmas.
Wilder's men have not scored the most, or conceded fewest, but simply keep finding ways to win games.
Their recent narrow away win at Millwall was testament to that, and we think they'll pick up all three points once again.
Predicted lineup: Cooper (GK), Gilchrist, Souttar, Robinson, Burrows, Davies, Peck, Rak-Sakyi, O'Hare, Hamer, Campbell
England Championship 12/05/25
W
Bristol City
0
Sheff Utd
3
England Championship 08/05/25
W
Bristol City
0
Sheff Utd
3
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Blackburn
1
Sheff Utd
1
England Championship 25/04/25
W
Stoke
0
Sheff Utd
2
England Championship 21/04/25
L
Burnley
2
Sheff Utd
1
Plymouth preview: Destined for the drop?
With just one win in ten games things have gone south for Argyle.
Plymouth have conceded 40 goals already, by some distance the worst in the league.
Rooney may have been a legendary forward, but clearly work is needed to shore up Plymouth's leaky defence.
Predicted lineup: Grimshaw (GK), Szucs, Gibson, Galloway, Ogbeta, Randell, Al-Hajj, Bundu, Wright, Mumba, Gray
England Championship 03/05/25
L
Leeds
2
Plymouth
1
England Championship 26/04/25
W
Preston
1
Plymouth
2
England Championship 21/04/25
W
Coventry
1
Plymouth
3
England Championship 18/04/25
L
Middlesbrough
2
Plymouth
1
England Championship 12/04/25
W
Sheff Utd
1
Plymouth
2
Player to watch: Tyrese Campbell
After missing out on the win at Millwall on account of a knock sustained against West Brom, Blades' top scorer Tyrese Campbell will be keen to show why he should be the star man up top once again.
Campbell is battling Kieffer Moore and Rhian Brewster for the number nine slot. With this motivation, and six goals in his last eight appearances, we back Campbell to find the net once again.