Sheffield United v Derby County FC: preview, form and head-to-head

EFL Championship · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · Bramall Lane

Sheffield Utd

12:30 Kick-off

Derby

Our verdict

Sheffield Utd 1-0 Derby

Sheffield Utd to win

55%Sheffield Utd

23%Draw

22%Derby

From both sides' goals scored and conceded in this competition over the past year, recent games counting most. MFF Bot's full record. Predictions for interest, not betting advice.

Key storylines

Sheffield Utd (11th) host Derby (23rd)
Derby without a win in 5
Sheffield Utd have won 4 of the last 6 meetings

Match info

Competition: EFL Championship
Matchday: 12
Date: Sat 24 Oct 2026
Kick-off: 12:30 (BST)
Venue: Bramall Lane
Season: 2026-27

Recent form

Sheffield Utd

L L W L W

Derby

L D D L L

This season's last five, oldest first.

Head to head

4Sheffield Utd wins0Draws2Derby wins

Last 6 meetings

The numbers per game

Sheffield Utd	Measure	Derby
1.36	Goals scored	0.82
1.27	Goals conceded	1.82
1.36	Points per game	0.55
4	Clean sheets	1
21	Yellow cards	25
9.3	Shots	12.5
3.2	On target	3.7
42%	Possession	50%
3.6	Corners	5.5
11.5	Fouls	12.6
2.8	Offsides	3.1
1.81	xG expected here (our model)	1.07

This season's matches before this one (Statorium). The xG table