MX23RW : Saturday, May 24 07:25:20| >> :300:86500:86500:
Blackburn logo
Bristol City
Burnley logo
Cardiff City logo
Coventry City
Derby logo
Hull logo
Leeds logo
Luton Town
Middlesbrough logo
Millwall logo
Norwich logo
Oxford United
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Preston North End logo
QPR logo
Sheffield United logo
Sheffield Wednesday logo
Stoke logo
Sunderland
Swansea logo
Watford logo
West Brom logo
Burnley logo
Championship | Gameweek 44
Apr 21, 2025 at 5.30pm UK
Turf Moor
Sheffield United logo

Burnley
2 - 1
Sheff Utd

Brownhill (28', 44' pen.)
Pires (67')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Cannon (37')
Hamer (27'), Robinson (45+1'), Brewster (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Burnley and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Watford 1-2 Burnley
Friday, April 18 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Sheff Utd 2-0 Cardiff
Friday, April 18 at 5.30pm in Championship

We said: Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United

Huffing and puffing will be the name of the game for Sheffield United on Monday night, where the Blades may take slight encouragement from Burnley keeping just the one clean sheet in four games. However, Parker's dogged defence has conceded just six goals at home all season long, and we have faith in the Clarets to also capitalise on the visitors' recent frailties on the road to make their promotion dreams a reality. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Burnley win with a probability of 49.54%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 25.18%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.42%) and 2-0 (9.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.02%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 0-1 (7.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Burnley would win this match.

Result
BurnleyDrawSheffield United
49.54% (-0.316 -0.32) 25.28% (0.117 0.12) 25.18% (0.198 0.2)
Both teams to score 51.15% (-0.168 -0.17)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.31% (-0.314 -0.31)51.68% (0.312 0.31)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.54% (-0.272 -0.27)73.45% (0.27099999999999 0.27)
Burnley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.12% (-0.25999999999999 -0.26)20.88% (0.259 0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.42% (-0.407 -0.41)53.58% (0.406 0.41)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.65%35.34% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.89% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)72.1% (0.00099999999999056 0)
Score Analysis
    Burnley 49.53%
    Sheffield United 25.18%
    Draw 25.28%
BurnleyDrawSheffield United
1-0 @ 11.55% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
2-1 @ 9.42% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-0 @ 9.05% (-0.031000000000001 -0.03)
3-1 @ 4.92% (-0.056 -0.06)
3-0 @ 4.73% (-0.054 -0.05)
3-2 @ 2.56% (-0.029 -0.03)
4-1 @ 1.93% (-0.037 -0.04)
4-0 @ 1.85% (-0.036 -0.04)
4-2 @ 1% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 49.53%
1-1 @ 12.02% (0.059999999999999 0.06)
0-0 @ 7.38% (0.091 0.09)
2-2 @ 4.9% (-0.016 -0.02)
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 25.28%
0-1 @ 7.67% (0.096 0.1)
1-2 @ 6.25% (0.028 0.03)
0-2 @ 3.99% (0.049 0.05)
1-3 @ 2.17% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.7% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.38% (0.017 0.02)
Other @ 2.01%
Total : 25.18%

How you voted: Burnley vs Sheff Utd

Burnley
70.5%
Draw
19.3%
Sheffield United
10.2%
88
Head to Head
Dec 26, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 23
Sheff Utd
0-2
Burnley

Hamer (36'), Gilchrist (52'), Souttar (59')
Brownhill (43'), Flemming (53')
Cullen (20')
Apr 20, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 34
Sheff Utd
1-4
Burnley
Hamer (52')
Osborn (76')
Bruun Larsen (38'), Assignon (40'), Foster (58'), Berg Gudmundsson (71')
Dec 2, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 14
Burnley
5-0
Sheff Utd
Rodriguez (1'), Bruun Larsen (29'), Amdouni (73'), Koleosho (75'), Brownhill (80')
Kompany (35'), O'Shea (38'), Beyer (67')

Fleck (34'), McBurnie (37'), Thomas (43'), Osula (64'), Ahmedhodzic (72'), Hamer (72')
McBurnie (45+1')
Apr 10, 2023 8pm
Nov 5, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 20
Sheff Utd
5-2
Burnley
Ndiaye (30'), McBurnie (48', 74'), Robinson (64'), Ahmedhodzic (69')
Benson (17', 45')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!