Bristol City
vs
Sheffield Utd
Championship prediction
Our model says: Bristol City 1–0 Sheffield Utd
The model makes it 38% Bristol City, 28% draw, 34% Sheffield Utd — fair odds of 2.63, 3.57 and 2.94. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
Expected goals: Bristol City 1.37, Sheffield Utd 1.27.
Both teams to score: 54%. Over 2.5 goals: 49%, under 2.5: 51%.
Model confidence: Low.
Evenly matched: once home advantage is counted, neither side has a clear edge. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 41%, 28% were drawn and the underdog won 31%.
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Key facts
- Bristol City are 12th on 14 points from 10 games; Sheffield Utd are 15th on 12 points from 10 games — Championship.
- Bristol City have won 1 of their last 5 games, most recently a 0-1 defeat at home to Blackburn.
- Sheffield Utd have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 2-3 defeat away to Portsmouth.
- Last 6 meetings: Sheffield Utd 3 wins to 2, 1 draw; the most recent, 6 April 2026, ended Bristol City 1–0 Sheffield Utd.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Bristol City vs Sheffield Utd
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Bristol City at 38% here. Across 3,740 settled matches (as of 15 October 2026), 2,920 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.5% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Bristol City vs Sheffield Utd
Bristol City
- L0-1Blackburn13 October 2026
- D1-1away to Charlton10 October 2026
- W1-0Watford18 September 2026
- L0-1Lincoln15 September 2026
- L1-4away to Southampton12 September 2026
Sheffield Utd
- L2-3away to Portsmouth14 October 2026
- W3-0Lincoln10 October 2026
- L1-2away to Stoke City19 September 2026
- L0-1Wolves13 September 2026
- W2-1away to Blackburn8 September 2026
What these results say
- Bristol City failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
- Bristol City conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
- 4 of these 5 matches for Bristol City had two goals or fewer.
- Sheffield Utd scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
- Sheffield Utd conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
- 4 of these 5 matches for Sheffield Utd had three goals or more.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Who is missing for Bristol City vs Sheffield Utd
Bristol City
- R. Dickieknee injury
- J. WilliamsinactiveDoubtful
- L. TolajknockDoubtful
- N. EileillnessDoubtful
Sheffield Utd
- F. Serikiknee injury
- H. Choudhurysuspended (red card)
From our data provider's injury and suspension report, refreshed twice a day. Doubtful means the player may still be named in the squad. The model's probabilities do not yet account for absences.
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bristol City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
What's at stake
Bristol City
Chance to finish in the bottom three · 10% today
Sheffield Utd
Chance to finish in the bottom three · 7% today
From our Championship season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.
Head-to-head: Bristol City vs Sheffield Utd
- 6 April 2026Bristol City 1–0 Sheffield UtdChampionship
- 9 August 2025Sheffield Utd 1–4 Bristol CityChampionship
- 12 May 2025Sheffield Utd 3–0 Bristol CityChampionship
- 8 May 2025Bristol City 0–3 Sheffield UtdChampionship
- 11 March 2025Sheffield Utd 1–1 Bristol CityChampionship
- 5 November 2024Bristol City 1–2 Sheffield UtdChampionship
Leading scorers: Bristol City and Sheffield Utd
Bristol City
No player in Championship's leading scorers — 12 league goals as a side.
Sheffield Utd
GoalsAssists
- P. Bamford41
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Bristol City carry a model rating of 6.48 against 6.56 for Sheffield Utd. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 1.37 goals for Bristol City and 1.27 for Sheffield Utd. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Bristol City rate 0.65 in attack and 1.36 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Sheffield Utd rate 0.78 and 1.40.
The rest of the season
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Bristol City a 0.1% chance of the title and Sheffield Utd 0.7%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,819 correct results out of 3,801 settled predictions (48%), with 383 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Bristol City the highest probability at 38%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.37 expected goals for Bristol City against 1.27 for Sheffield Utd. Bristol City's attack/defence rating is 0.65/1.36 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.78/1.4 for Sheffield Utd.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Bristol City at home · Sheffield Utd away
League matches only, Championship, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Position by match
Bristol CitySheffield Utd
Bristol City are 11th after 10 Championship matches (between 3rd and 23rd so far); Sheffield Utd are 15th after 10 (between 8th and 15th). Rebuilt from the season's results after each side's matches (x-axis: that side's match number); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored. Points deductions (Southampton −4) count from the first match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Championship matches this season: Bristol City 10, Sheffield Utd 10.
Bristol City score most often in the 76–90 minute window (5 goals); Sheffield Utd have let in 4 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 5 matches, by difficulty
Bristol City
- at Stoke City24 Oct · Championshipwin 29%
- at Bolton31 Oct · Championshipwin 29%
- vs Wolves4 Nov · Championshipwin 31%
- vs Norwich7 Nov · Championshipwin 37%
- at Middlesbrough21 Nov · Championshipwin 20%
Sheffield Utd
- vs Derby24 Oct · Championshipwin 48%
- vs Wrexham30 Oct · Championshipwin 45%
- at Preston3 Nov · Championshipwin 43%
- at Charlton7 Nov · Championshipwin 36%
- vs Watford21 Nov · Championshipwin 57%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.