Stoke City vs Sheffield United prediction and betting tips on April 25, 2025
Game Prediction
In the 45th round of the English Championship on April 25, 2025, Stoke City and Sheffield United will face off. The match no longer holds any significant tournament implications: the hosts are looking forward to their break, while the visitors are preparing for their play-off fixtures.
Our Prediction for Stoke City vs Sheffield United
The Stoke-on-Trent side has long since settled into mid-table obscurity in the Championship. They confirmed this last season, collecting 56 points and finishing a modest but safe 17th place based on tiebreakers. Their current opponents, having confidently earned promotion to the Premier League in 2023, spent the entire season in the relegation zone and ultimately, with little hope of survival, returned to the second tier.
Wilder, who returned to Sheffield midway through the 2023/2024 season, kept his job—thanks in part to his previous achievements. However, he understands that promotion back to the Premier League is now essential. At times, Sheffield United even topped the table, but in April, a series of defeats caused them to fall behind Burnley and Leeds. Only Cardiff were finally beaten. But in the last round, facing Burnley head-to-head, they lost both the match and the battle for first and second place. At Stoke, the manager changed, but this had little impact on their results. However, by mid-spring, the Potters improved, collecting points in every round and increasing their cushion from the relegation zone. Yet after their victory over Sheffield Wednesday, a 0-6 defeat to Leeds followed.
Robins's team averages a goal per match. However, they concede more—1.36 on average. For Ahmedhodzic and company, the figures are far more convincing: while scoring 1.36 goals per game, they concede almost half that—0.8.
Stoke City vs Sheffield United: Key Stats and Trends
- Stoke City went five games unbeaten before facing Leeds
- 48% of Stoke City's matches see both teams scoring; the average total goals per match is 2.39
- Sheffield United have lost four out of their last five matches
- 39% of Sheffield United's matches feature both teams scoring, with an average total goals per match of 2.16
Stoke City vs Sheffield United: Probable Starting Line-ups
Stoke City (probable line-up): Johansson - Boka, Wilmot, Phillips, Tchamadeu - Burger, Thompson, Pae Chzhun Ho, Baker, Manuf - Al-Hamadi
Sheffield United (probable line-up): Cooper - Burrows, Robinson, Ahmedhodzic, Clark - Vinicius, Peck, O'Hare, Hamer, Rak-Sakyi - Cannon
Previous Meetings: Stoke City vs Sheffield United
Sheffield United have won both of the last two head-to-head encounters. However, both victories came at their home ground in Sheffield in 2023 and 2024.
Free Prediction for Stoke City vs Sheffield United
The situation has reached the point where the hosts are regarded as clear favourites. Nevertheless, the visitors are the third-best team in the division and are unlikely to lose to a mid-table side (odds – 1.6).
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