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Sheffield United 1-1 Derby County: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Sheffield United crest Sheffield United
1-1Full time
Derby County crest Derby County
Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Our picks against the result

6 of 12 right

  • Result Sheffield United win43% 1-1
  • Double chance Sheffield United or draw (1X)76% 1-1
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.551% 2 goals
  • More corners Sheffield United52% Level (7-7)
  • Yellow cards Above average 4 yellow cards · league 2.7
  • Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Under65% 4.5 Under82% 5.5 Under92%
  • Corners Around average 14 corners · league 10.4
  • Corners 14 corners 8.5 Over63% 9.5 Over52% 10.5 Under59%

Match stats

Sheffield United Derby County
  • 1 Goals 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 1
  • 7 Corners 7

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Sheffield United vs Derby County comes to Bramall Lane on Saturday 24 October 2026 for Matchday 12 of the Championship, and our model goes with a home win, with Sheffield United win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model goes with a Sheffield United win, mainly because it rates them the stronger side, with Derby County sitting below the Championship average, and because Bramall Lane gives them home advantage. The main counterpoint is Sheffield United's attacking output across their last five matches, short of the league average for shots and clearly so for big chances created. Derby, though, fashion few clear openings themselves despite seeing plenty of the ball, and the home defence concedes little of note, while a visiting side with one win in eleven and the trip to Sheffield keep the pick standing. It is a narrow call.

Form guide

Sheffield United

  • W 1-0 at Bristol City (A) Championship · 17 Oct
  • L 2-3 at Portsmouth (A) Championship · 14 Oct
  • W 3-0 vs Lincoln City (H) Championship · 10 Oct
  • L 1-2 at Stoke City (A) Championship · 19 Sep
  • L 0-1 at Fleetwood Town (A) EFL Cup · 16 Sep

Derby County

  • L 0-1 vs Stoke City (H) Championship · 17 Oct
  • L 1-4 at Queens Park Rangers (A) Championship · 14 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Wrexham (H) Championship · 10 Oct
  • D 1-1 at Burnley (A) Championship · 19 Sep
  • L 1-2 vs Birmingham City (H) Championship · 12 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Sheffield UnitedDerby County
Attack 74 39 1.4 goals per match this season0.8 goals per match this season
Defence 57 35 1.3 conceded per match this season1.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

8Sheffield United wins
1draw
4Derby County wins

13 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 2 May 2026 · Championship Derby County 1-2 Sheffield United
  • 1 Nov 2025 · Championship Sheffield United 1-3 Derby County
  • 1 Feb 2025 · Championship Derby County 0-1 Sheffield United
  • 21 Sep 2024 · Championship Sheffield United 1-0 Derby County
  • 15 Jan 2022 · Championship Derby County 2-0 Sheffield United

Championship so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
11 Sheffield United 11 434 15:14 +1 15
23 Derby County 11 137 9:20 -11 6

Positions in our table of 24 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Championship, Matchday 12
Kick-off
Venue
Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Questions and answers

What was the score of Sheffield United vs Derby County?

Sheffield United 1-1 Derby County in the Championship (Matchday 12) on Saturday 24 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Sheffield United vs Derby County right?

No: our result pick was Sheffield United win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-1. 6 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Sheffield United vs Derby County?

4 yellow cards (Sheffield United 2, Derby County 2), 1 red card (Sheffield United 0, Derby County 1) and 14 corners (Sheffield United 7, Derby County 7).

Other Championship results that day

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