West Brom v Sheffield United Predictions & Betting Odds – 23rd February 2019

West Brom v Sheffield United Betting Tips – Championship, 23rd February 5.30pm

This is a huge clash in the top four of the Championship with only one point separating West Brom and Sheffield United. It is the Blades with the slight advantage in a really tight scrap for automatic promotion this season. Both of these are in good form at the moment. Read our predictions for West Brom v Sheffield United.

West Brom v Sheffield United Betting Odds*

West Brom 13/10
Sheffield United 21/10
Draw 11/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on February 21st, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.)

West Brom News and Form

It has been back to back wins in the league from West Brom and they are on a four-match undefeated streak of form (W3 D1). While their away form has been superb, they have been struggling to find wins at the Hawthorns recently. They are without a win in their last four home games (D3 L1).

Overall, they have just the one win in their last seven on home soil. So their away form is really keeping them in the promotion push at the moment. Still, if you flip it around then the Baggies have lost only one of their last nine played at home in the second tier.

West Brom have drawn five of their last seven, which does highlight the cracks in their defence. They have only managed the two home clean sheets all season. At the other end of the pitch, they are doing just fine with an average of 2.3 goals per home game returned. 50% of their fixtures at the Hawthorns have ended up over 3.5 goals.

Both teams have scored in 88% of West Brom’s home games. They have scored in all home league games this season, home and away they have a 17 match sequence of matches scored in. West Brom have scored 70% of their home goals this season in the first half of matches.

West Brom v Sheffield United Head to Head

West Brom claimed a 2-1 win at Sheff Utd earlier this season
The Baggies are unbeaten in four against the Blades (W2 D2)
Each of the last three meetings have gone over 2.5 goals
The Blades are W1 D2 L2 in five previous Championship meetings

Sheffield United News and Form

Sheffield United will face a big test here against a promotion contender. The Blades are unbeaten in five in the league and they have gone into some tough games recently too against Norwich and Middlesbrough. They survived them and overall this season the Blades have posted a W7 D4 L5 record on the road.

While West Brom are going well away and not so much at home, it is the reserve of that for the Blades. They have been stronger at home recently than away. The Blades have won only one of their last four away from home (D3 L1).

Sheffield United have drawn their last two league games away from home (at Norwich and Aston Villa). 62% of Sheffield United’s away games in the Championship have ended up over 2.5 goals. The Blades have averaged 1.7 goals per away game, which is a pretty solid output really.

They haven’t taken a clean sheet in any of their last three though and they have conceded at least two goals in each of their last two away fixtures. The Blades can’t match the goalscoring output of West Brom, but they do best the Baggies in the defensive department. Sheffield United have the third-best defensive record in the division at the moment.

West Brom v Sheffield United Tips & Odds

Outright draw at 11/5
Under 2.5 goals at 10/11
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on February 21st, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.)

West Brom v Sheffield United Predictions

Draw: the share of the points seems the best option to roll within this one. West Brom have been struggling for away wins, while Sheffield United’s away form hasn’t been that hot. This is such a big game that neither are going to want to lose. Caution may win out. Draw.