Championship (England) WON 0–1
Sat, Oct 17 · 16:00 · Ashton Gate Stadium
Bristol City Home
VS
Sheffield Utd Away
Bristol City vs Sheffield Utd — Championship
Tipster's pick Under 3.5 Goals
Confidence Low
Odds 1.36 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Low Goal Averages Shape Bristol City Home Clash

Bristol City sit eleventh after ten games and average 1.2 goals scored per match. Sheffield United lie fifteenth following nine fixtures with 1.3 goals scored on their travels. Recent results show Bristol with two wins and two defeats in five outings while the visitors suffered three losses in the same period. Only four of the last ten head to head meetings produced more than two goals. Bristol manage just 0.6 goals per home game this season and both teams have kept the total modest in most league outings so far. A controlled contest at Ashton Gate could hinge on whether either side creates enough clear chances to push the scoreline higher.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
Result
0–1 WON

Our pick “Under 3.5 Goals” at odds 1.36 won — final score 0–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Oliver Arblaster 5'
  3. Elijah Adebayo ↓ Scott Twine 45'
  4. Jed Wallace ↓ George Tanner 45'
  5. Second half
  6. Patrick Bamford ↓ Jordan Ayew 69'
  7. Sam McCallum ↓ Tahith Chong 69'
  8. Brian de Keersmaecker ↓ Gibson Osahumen Yah 72'
  9. Sydie Peck ↓ Oliver Arblaster 78'
  10. Ryan One ↓ Ben Brereton 79'
  11. Romelle Donovan ↓ Mark McGuinness 79'
  12. Tomi Horvat ↓ Jason Knight 85'
  13. Sam Bellis ↓ Yu Hirakawa 85'
  14. Jamal Baptiste ↓ Thomas Cannon 87'
  15. Brian de Keersmaecker 90+6'
This season
Bristol City Sheffield Utd
Over 2.5 goals 50% 67%
Clean sheet 10% 33%
Failed to score 30% 33%
Scored per game 1.2 1.3
Conceded per game 1.4 1.2
Scored home / away 0.6 / 1.8 1.4 / 1.3

Across 10 and 9 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
10 MIL Millwall 10 4 2 4 14
11 BRI Bristol City ▲ 10 4 2 4 14
12 CHA Charlton 10 3 5 2 14
13 SOU Southampton 9 5 2 2 13
14 BOL Bolton 10 4 1 5 13
15 SHE Sheffield Utd ▲ 9 3 3 3 12
16 WRE Wrexham 10 2 5 3 11
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Bristol City LWWDL
L vs Lincoln 0–1 Sep 15
W vs Watford 1–0 Sep 18
W @ Crystal Palace 2–0 Oct 3
D @ Charlton 1–1 Oct 10
L vs Blackburn 0–1 Oct 13
Sheffield Utd WLLLW
W @ Blackburn 2–1 Sep 8
L vs Wolves 0–1 Sep 13
L @ Fleetwood Town 0–1 Sep 16
L @ Stoke City 1–2 Sep 19
W vs Lincoln 3–0 Oct 10
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Bristol City
Scored 0.8 avg
0 1 2 1 0
Conceded 0.6 avg
1 0 0 1 1
Sheffield Utd
Scored 1.2 avg
2 0 0 1 3
Conceded 1.0 avg
1 1 1 2 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Bristol City
2 Draws
6 Sheffield Utd
Apr 2026 Bristol City 1–0 Sheffield Utd Bristol City
Aug 2025 Sheffield Utd 1–4 Bristol City Bristol City
May 2025 Sheffield Utd 3–0 Bristol City Sheffield Utd
May 2025 Bristol City 0–3 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd
Mar 2025 Sheffield Utd 1–1 Bristol City Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Bristol City 4-2-3-1
  • 1 S. Tickle G
  • 19 G. Tanner D
  • 15 L. McNally D
  • 5 R. Atkinson D
  • 3 C. Pring D
  • 12 J. Knight M
  • 27 G. Yah M
  • 7 Y. Hirakawa M
  • 21 Rio Cardines M
  • 10 S. Twine M
  • 23 D. Ballard F
Bench S. Greenwood, J. Wallace, T. Horvat, A. Randell, E. Adebayo, S. Bell, B. Collins, B. De Keersmaecker, L. Eissat

M. Skubala

Sheffield Utd 4-4-2
  • 1 M. Cooper G
  • 25 M. McGuinness D
  • 5 J. Tanganga D
  • 15 L. Kitching D
  • 14 H. Burrows D
  • 19 T. Chong M
  • 27 K. Phillips M
  • 4 O. Arblaster M
  • 22 B. Brereton M
  • 9 T. Cannon F
  • 10 J. Ayew F
Bench T. Campbell, A. Davies, R. Donovan, S. McCallum, R. Oné, Sydie Peck, J. Rothwell, P. Bamford, J. Baptiste

Chris Wilder

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Bristol City
  • OUT R. Dickie Knee Injury
  • OUT N. Eile Illness
  • DOUBT L. Tolaj Knock
  • DOUBT J. Williams Inactive
  • OUT R. Dickie Knee Injury
  • OUT N. Eile Illness
  • DOUBT L. Tolaj Knock
  • DOUBT J. Williams Inactive
Sheffield Utd
  • OUT H. Choudhury Red Card
  • OUT F. Seriki Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Shackleton Health problems
  • OUT H. Choudhury Red Card
  • OUT F. Seriki Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Shackleton Health problems