Sheffield United Derby County-
1 Patrick Bamford 4 - 2 Thomas Cannon 3
- 3 Sam Szmodics 3
- 4 Bobby Clark 2
- 5 Japhet Tanganga 2
- 6 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 2
- 7 Callum O'Hare 1
- 8 Carlton Morris 1
- 9 Romelle Donovan 1
- 10 Mohammed Fuseini 1
- 1 Bobby Clark 27
- 2 Sam Szmodics 25
- 3 Thomas Cannon 18
- 4 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 16
- 5 Sydie Peck 14
- 6 Carlton Morris 12
- 7 Patrick Bamford 12
- 8 Mohammed Fuseini 9
- 9 Japhet Tanganga 9
- 10 Sam McCallum 8
- 1 Alex Mowatt 16
- 2 David Ozoh 13
- 3 Ryan Hedges 12
- 4 Hamza Choudhury 12
- 5 Bobby Clark 11
- 6 Sondre Langås 9
- 7 Kalvin Phillips 9
- 8 Liam Kitching 9
- 9 Joe Ward 8
- 10 Dion Sanderson 7
- 1 Joe Rothwell 2
- 2 Bobby Clark 2
- 3 Sam McCallum 2
- 4 Kalvin Phillips 2
- 5 Sydie Peck 2
- 6 Carlton Morris 1
- 7 Mohammed Fuseini 1
- 8 Rhian Brewster 1
- 9 Patrick Bamford 1
- 10 Oscar Fraulo 1
- 1 Sydie Peck 18
- 2 Joe Ward 16
- 3 Bobby Clark 15
- 4 Carlton Morris 9
- 5 Alex Mowatt 8
- 6 Joe Rothwell 7
- 7 Ryan Hedges 7
- 8 Oliver Arblaster 7
- 9 Oscar Fraulo 7
- 10 Mohammed Fuseini 6
- 1 Dion Sanderson 377
- 2 Alex Mowatt 377
- 3 Sondre Langås 358
- 4 Japhet Tanganga 315
- 5 Sydie Peck 300
- 6 Charlie Taylor 251
- 7 Joe Ward 247
- 8 Bobby Clark 232
- 9 Liam Kitching 222
- 10 Michael Cooper 184
- 1 Bobby Clark 17
- 2 Romelle Donovan 12
- 3 Mohammed Fuseini 9
- 4 Joe Ward 9
- 5 Corey Blackett-Taylor 6
- 6 Ryan Hedges 6
- 7 Ben Brereton 6
- 8 Sam McCallum 5
- 9 Callum O'Hare 4
- 10 David Ozoh 4
- 1 Alex Mowatt 16
- 2 Japhet Tanganga 14
- 3 Hamza Choudhury 14
- 4 Dion Sanderson 13
- 5 Liam Kitching 13
- 6 Joe Ward 13
- 7 Sam McCallum 12
- 8 Kalvin Phillips 12
- 9 Bobby Clark 10
- 10 Oliver Arblaster 8
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Our Sheffield United vs Derby County predictions focus on a Championship mismatch on paper, with mid-table Sheffield United hosting a Derby County side stranded in the relegation zone on six points. Kick-off at Bramall Lane is 12.30pm on Saturday.
Sheffield United arrive 11th and fresh from a battling 1-0 win at Bristol City, while Derby prop up the lower reaches in 23rd with a single victory from 11 games. At Bramall Lane, the gap in the table is mirrored in the prices.
The Blades are heavy favourites at 5/6, with Derby a distant 3/1 and the draw 14/5. Below are our predictions grid, two premium tips and a score prediction.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson expects a controlled afternoon for the hosts and has built his two tips for Sheffield United vs Derby County around a comfortable home win.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon to score anytime | 9/5 (Ladbrokes) | Tom Cannon led the line in Sheffield United’s 1-0 win last time out and has three Championship goals this season, one of them a penalty. Derby County have kept just one clean sheet in 11 games and have conceded 20 goals, 10 of them in five away matches. The Blades have scored in eight of their 11 league games, and Cannon is their starting striker. Ladbrokes’ 9/5 on him scoring at any time is a fair price against a defence this leaky. |
| Sheffield United to win by exactly one goal | 11/4 (bet365) | Sheffield United’s wins have tended to be tight. Three of their four Championship victories have come by a single goal, including the 1-0 win last time out, and only their 3-0 home win has been more comfortable. Derby County have lost seven times, four of them by one goal, and have scored in seven of their 11 league games. With the Rams likely to make this awkward, bet365’s 11/4 on a one-goal home win is our bigger-price pick. |
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How Sheffield United go into the game
Sheffield United are 11th on 15 points, a record of four wins, three draws and four defeats. Last time out they won 1-0 away at Bristol City; before that they lost 3-2 at Portsmouth, beat Lincoln 3-0 at home, lost 2-1 at Stoke and went down 1-0 at home to Wolves.
The Blades have kept four clean sheets and sit on a positive goal difference of plus one, though home form has been patchy at two wins, one draw and two defeats. A return to winning ways in front of their own fans looks there for the taking against the division’s strugglers.
How Derby County go into the game
Derby are 23rd on six points, deep in relegation trouble with just one win from 11. Last time out they lost 1-0 at home to Stoke; before that they were thumped 1-4 away at QPR, drew 1-1 at home with Wrexham, drew 1-1 away at Burnley and lost 2-1 at home to Birmingham.
The Rams have managed only one clean sheet all season and carry a goal difference of minus 11. Their away form reads one win, one draw and three defeats, with just five goals scored on the road, so chances at the right end have been in short supply.
Sheffield United vs Derby County head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/26 | Derby County | 1-2 | Sheffield United |
| 01/11/25 | Sheffield United | 1-3 | Derby County |
| 01/02/25 | Derby County | 0-1 | Sheffield United |
| 21/09/24 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Derby County |
| 15/01/22 | Derby County | 2-0 | Sheffield United |
Recent meetings have been shared but tilted towards the Blades, who won three of the last four. Sheffield United took the most recent clash 1-2 at Derby in May 2026, having also won 1-0 at Pride Park in February 2025 and 1-0 at Bramall Lane in September 2024. Derby’s riposte was an eye-catching 1-3 win at Bramall Lane in November 2025.
Sheffield United vs Derby County predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon to score anytime | 9/5 (Ladbrokes) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Derby have kept one clean sheet all season. |
| Sheffield United to win by exactly one goal | 11/4 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | Three of the Blades’ four wins have been by one goal. |
| Sheffield United to win | 5/6 (Paddy Power) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Derby have one win in 11 and just five away goals; the Blades are strong favourites. |
| Both Teams To Score – No | 21/20 (BoyleSports) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Derby have failed to score four times and managed only five in five away games. |
| Under 2.5 Goals | 1/1 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Four of Sheffield United’s 11 games ended goalless for the opposition; Derby offer little away. |
| Correct Score 1-0 | 7/1 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | Three of the Blades’ four wins have been by a single goal. |
Sheffield United vs Derby County score prediction
The Blades have the clean-sheet record and home edge to see off a Derby side with one win in 11 and precious little away threat. A narrow 1-0 win for the Blades looks the likeliest route, with the Rams’ travel struggles continuing at Bramall Lane. Score prediction: Sheffield United 1-0 Derby County.
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