Sheffield United vs Fulham Prediction & Betting Tips

Sheffield United host Fulham at Bramall Lane on Saturday in the Premier League. The Blades are deep in the trenches of the relegation zone whereas Fulham are actively looking for a spot in the top half of the table.

• Fulham to win @ 7/10 on William Hill
• Only one team on the scoresheet @ 6/5 on Paddy Power
• Over 2.5 goals @ 4/6 on William Hill

These odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Date: 30/03/2024

Kick off time: 15:00

Location: Bramall Lane

Fulham are within a win of the top half of the table, whereas Sheffield United are in desperate need of a win to bring them off of the bottom of the table and get back in the thick of the race for safety.

Sheffield United currently sit rock bottom of the Premier League after 28 games. The Blades have three wins, five draws and 20 losses, leaving them on 14 points, eight points from safety, but with a game in hand.

The Blades have the worst scoring record in the league this season. In 28 games, Sheffield United have scored just 24 goals, making them the only team to have an average scoring of under one goal. Sheffield United haven’t been much better defensively, conceding 74 goals and keeping just one clean sheet.

Fulham, on the other hand, currently sit 12th in the Premier League. In 29 games, The Cottagers have 11 wins, five draws and 13 losses which leave them on 38 points, just two points from the top half of the table.

The Cottagers have been amongst the goals this season, scoring 43 goals in 29 games, giving them an average of 1.48 goals a game. Fulham have been even better at the end of the pitch, conceding just 44 goals and keeping eight clean sheets.

Sheffield United and Fulham have met 72 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1935. The Blades have the better record in the fixture with 32 wins in comparison to Fulham’s 24 wins, the other 16 games ending in a draw.

In the last five games in the fixture have seen two wins each and one draw. However, four of these five games have also seen just one team on the scoresheet.

Sheffield United Team News

Chris Wilder will be without the likes of Max Lowe, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Chris Basham, John Egan, Rhian Brewster and Daniel Jebbison this weekend. However, Anis Ben Sliman could return to the squad.

Fulham Team News

Marco Silva, on the other hand, has no current injuries to manage.

In their last five games in all competitions, Sheffield United have one win, one draw and three losses.

A goal from Cameron Archer and a penalty from James McAtee gave Sheffield United the 2 - 0 lead over Luton at halftime. A penalty from Carlton Morris did get The Hatters on the scoresheet but a goal from Vinicius Souza wrapped up a 3 - 1 win for The Blades.

Back at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United hosted Brighton. The early red card to Mason Holgate in the 13th minute left The Blades open. An own goal from Jack Robinson, a brace from Simon Adingra along with goals from Facundo Buonanotte and Danny Welbeck gave Brighton the 5 - 0 win.

Pablo Sarabia scored the only goal of the game in the 30th minute to give Wolves the 1 - 0 win over Sheffield United, despite The Blades having double the shots on target than Wolves.

Sheffield United’s dismal home form continued when they welcomed Arsenal. Martin Odegaard opened the scoring in the fifth minute and an own goal from Jayden Bogle made it 2 - 0 before the 15 minute mark. Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice all scored to make it 5 - 0 at halftime. Ben White added another in the second half to wrap up a 6 - 0 win for The Gunners and Sheffield United finished the game with 19% of the possession and zero shots on target.

The last time out for Sheffield United was against Bournemouth. Gustavo Hamer and Robinson put The Blades into a 2 - 0 lead with 20 minutes to go. However, a goal from Dango Ouattara and an extra time goal from Enes Unal rescued a 2 - 2 draw for Bournemouth.

In their last five games in all competitions, Fulham have three wins and two losses.

A brace from Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa 2 - 0 up early in the second half. Rodrigo Muniz did get Fulham on the scoresheet seven minutes after Watkins’ second, but Fulham were unable to convert any of the other three shots on target and slumped to a 2 - 1 loss.

The Cottagers bounced back against Manchester United. Calvin Bassey opened the scoring for Fulham in the 65th minute but Harry Maguire equalised with one minute of normal time to go. However, Alex Iwobi popped up with a goal in the 97th minute to give Fulham the 2 - 1 win.

Harry Wilson and Muniz both scored to give Fulham the 2 - 0 lead over Brighton at halftime. Adama Traore then added a third in the 91st minute to secure the 3 - 0 win for Fulham.

Another late goal from Iwobi was not enough to save Fulham this time as a goal from Rayan Ait-Nouri and an own goal from Tom Cairney gave Wolves the 2 - 1 win.

The most recent outing for Fulham was against Tottenham, a team they usually struggle against. Muniz bagged a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Sasa Lukic as Fulham secured a 3 - 0 win over Spurs.

Despite Sheffield United historically having a better record against Fulham, the form The Cottagers are in and the performances strung together by The Blades make a Fulham win very likely this weekend. Sheffield United 1-2 Fulham

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Sheffield United vs Fulham will not be shown in the U.K. due to broadcast laws, but the game can be followed on the radio on BBC Five Live or TalkSport.

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