Championship

Championship | Gameweek 39

Mar 19, 2022 at 12.30pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
2 - 0
Barnsley

Berge (54'), Gibbs-White (76')
Gordon (58')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Brittain (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Barnsley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (3-2 pen.)
Tuesday, May 17 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton Town	46	8	75

Barnsley

Last Six:

Last Game: West Brom 4-0 Barnsley
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
22	Peterborough United	46	-44	37
23	Derby County	46	-8	34
24	Barnsley	46	-40	30

We said: Sheffield United 2-1 Barnsley

Sheffield United would have been heavy favourites for this game a couple of weeks ago, but their stuttering form and injury crisis combined with Barnsley's growing confidence makes this game slightly harder to predict. The Blades should still just about edge it, but do not be surprised to see the Tykes take a point. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 66.33%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Barnsley had a probability of 13.18%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.86%) and 2-1 (9.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.69%), while for a Barnsley win it was 0-1 (4.91%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Barnsley
66.33%	20.49%	13.18%

Both teams to score 45.17%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.07%

48.93%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.98%

71.02%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.11%

13.89%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

58.69%

41.3%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

52.46%

47.54%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

17.11%

82.89%

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 66.32%

Barnsley 13.18%

Draw 20.49%

Sheffield United	Draw	Barnsley
1-0 @ 13.03% 2-0 @ 12.86% 2-1 @ 9.57% 3-0 @ 8.47% 3-1 @ 6.3% 4-0 @ 4.18% 4-1 @ 3.11% 3-2 @ 2.34% 5-0 @ 1.65% 5-1 @ 1.23% 4-2 @ 1.16% Other @ 2.44% Total : 66.32%	1-1 @ 9.69% 0-0 @ 6.6% 2-2 @ 3.56% Other @ 0.64% Total : 20.49%	0-1 @ 4.91% 1-2 @ 3.6% 0-2 @ 1.83% Other @ 2.85% Total : 13.18%