Bristol City vs Sheffield United prediction 05.11.2024.

• Competition: Championship 
• Date: Tuesday, 5th November, 2024
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
• Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (Bristol)

Bristol City are playing their tenth consecutive season in the Championship, where they were mostly in the middle or lower part of the league's table. They failed to reach the Playoffs every year during their time in the Championship and are trying to change that this year. After a slow start, the Robins are playing better and better and are currently on an eight-game unbeaten run. Right now, they are 8th with 19 points after 13 points, just two points away from the desired 6th place, which leads to the Playoffs.

Meanwhile, Sheffield United traveled between the Premier League and the Championship in the past few seasons. Last year, they were relegated from the English top-flight division and are looking for an instant return. They are arguably one of the main candidates for promotion, but a two-point deduction pushed them to the 3rd place. Currently, the Blades are only one point away from the 2nd place Leeds and four points away from the first-placed Sunderland. The bookies see them as the fourth favorite for promotion, behind Leeds, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough.

Bristol City vs Sheffield United pick: Under 2.5 goals

We can see that Bristol City are playing much more exciting games on the road. At home, they almost exclusively played low-scoring games and were under 2.5 goals in 71.4% of games (five out of seven). While their defense is not among the best teams in the Championship, at home, they are doing a fine job, considering they allowed just one goal in the last three matches, even keeping a clean sheet against Leeds.

On the other hand, Sheffield United really excelled defensively this season. They allowed just six goals in 13 rounds, which is only 0.42 per game. Mainly due to a fantastic defense, the Blades were under 2.5 goals in 12 out of 13 games, which is by far the most in the Championship.

Also, the Blades kept a clean sheet in back-to-back games against Blackburn and Stoke, and we expect another good defensive performance.

These teams were under 2.5 goals in the last five h2h games. Considering the previous h2h games, both teams' good defensive displays, and Sheffield's constant low-scoring games this season, we believe that an under 2.5 goals bet is the safest option for this Championship tie.