James Buttler looks ahead to the Sunday lunchtime kick-off in the Championship as The Blades play The Owls and finds the very best bets.
It’s the 132nd Steel City Derby on Sunday and it’s The Blades and not The Owls that start the game with all the Championship momentum.
They say form goes out the window and, for what it’s worth, Sheffield United are slightly ahead by 46 wins to Sheffield Wednesday’s 42 in this contest, with 43 games drawn. The teams haven’t met since March 2019, which makes this match even bigger, but if you are a punter that believes the head-to-head have significance, the last three encounters have ended 0-0.
Chris Wilder's side have been doing the job
The most successful repeat bet we’ve had so far in the Championship has been on the Blades to win and under 2.5 match goals. That has come up trumps in all but one of their nine league wins so far, although the one that didn’t land was their last away win at Bristol City which ended 2-1, a victory that made it three on the bounce.
The Blades are in second place in the table and hot on the heels of leaders Sunderland, whereas Wednesday are down in 15th ahead of the weekend.
The Owls did win their last match 2-0 at home to Norwich and they won their last away match 2-1 at bottom club Portsmouth, but those successes were split by a 6-2 home defeat to Watford. If Wednesday were to win on Sunday it would be their first against their Steel City rivals since September 2017.
Goals have been shared around in both side’s home and away capacities, so there’s no standout option there.
The Blades are looking to extend an 11-match home unbeaten streak, the Owls to build on two away wins in succession, but it’s tough to back against Sheffield United right now. And, in a fixture that hasn’t produced bags of goals, and with a team that gets the job done and little more, Sheffield United and Under 2.5 match goals is 31/10 with Midnite.
For what it’s worth, a fourth consecutive 0-0 between these teams is priced at 10/1 at vbet.
James’ Championship Tips
Sheffield United to win and under 2.5 goals at 31/10
A 0-0 correct score at 10/1
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