- Head-to-head: Sheffield United have won four of the last five head-to-head meetings between the two Championship 2026-2027 clubs, with Derby County winning the other (no draws in the last five).
- Sheffield United form: Sheffield United have two wins and three defeats from their last five matches in all competitions.
- Derby County form: Derby County have no wins, two draws and three defeats from their last five in all competitions.
Blades still have bite at Bramall Lane
The Blades have just come through a similar tough test in the form of Bristol City, beating the Robins 1-0 away from home, four days after losing 3-2 to Portsmouth, proving that Chris Wilder's men are capable of shaking off a defeat and bouncing back quickly.
And that's exactly what Sheffield United should do on Saturday when they entertain Derby County at Bramall Lane. The hosts are 11th in the Championship 2026-2027 with 15 points from 11 games which is a pretty solid platform from which they can move up the table.
The Rams are 23rd in the Championship 2026-2027 with just six points from 11 matches and the pressure is already building on Eustace.
Back the Blades to edge it
Sheffield United to win at 1.9 is the selection for this clash of the Blades because the hosts should have enough to out-muscle a Derby County team that are struggling.
Form and tactics
- The Rams are on a two-match losing streak in the Championship 2026-2027 with their 4-1 thrashing at QPR coming off the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Wrexham, but even more alarmingly, their 0-1 defeat to Stoke City.
- John Eustace has his players organised in a compact back-three formation with some good pressing and immediate transitions into attack their only route to success.
- Chris Wilder's Sheffield United are similarly built around the back three and wing-back overloads, but their high-intensity pressing usually gets teams pinned back quickly.
- Both teams to score is priced to land either way, but Under 2.5 goals at 1.95 fits a tighter, set-piece-heavy contest best.
Players and prediction
Patrick Bamford is the top scorer for the home team in the Championship 2026-2027 with two goals in seven games, while Bobby Clark is Derby's most lethal player with two in eight. Bamford has scored two of Sheffield United's last six goals in their five most recent matches, so we'll take him to be the difference in a close encounter on Saturday.
