- Team form: Wolves are the form team, winning three of their last five matches (D1, L1).
- Away stats: Wolves have scored 2.33 goals per game on their travels in 2026/2027, scoring seven away goals in total.
- Head-to-head: Sheffield United have kept Wolves from winning their last away game at Bramall Lane.
Wolves will test the Blades’ defence
Wolves are in decent form and look more likely to win this Sunday's visit to Bramall Lane, although it could still be a tight, open game between two decent Championship 2026/2027 sides. The hosts are currently 15th in the table with six points from their five games while Wolves are 9th with eight points from five, so the visitors have a slight edge going into this.
They have also been the better of the two recently, winning three of their last five. Sheffield United's form has been mixed with two wins, two draws and a defeat from their last five, but they are the more unpredictable side and have tended to produce plenty of drama at both ends of the pitch recently.
Wolves more likely to nick it
Recent results
- Their three most recent Championship 2026/2027 games have produced a 2-2 away draw with Cardiff, a 3-2 home win over Bolton and a 3-1 home defeat to Norwich.
- Wolves' last two games have been a 4-2 away defeat to West Ham and a 2-2 draw at Birmingham, so goals could flow and both teams to score at 1.53 looks like an odds-on bet here.
Tactics and betting
Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 also appeals in what looks set to be an open, transition-heavy clash, as Chris Wilder is getting the Blades to play some front-foot, high-press soccer with his fullbacks providing plenty of width. César Peixoto is much more of a possession player and a structured press and will try to control the game with patient build-up from the back in order to nullify those transitions.
Peixoto’s Wolves look more effective
Wolves have a slightly sharper cutting edge up top and Fer Lopez is their top scorer in the Championship 2026/2027 with three goals in five games, compared to Patrick Bamford's two in five for the hosts, who will look to him to make the play. The last two meetings have been split 1-1 with no draws and Wolves won the most recent clash 1-0 at home in Premier League 2023/2024, but the fact that Sheffield United have a 1-1-1 home record (W1, D1, L1) suggests the visitors can get something here.
Backing Wolves to nick it in a close match-up, or the draw if they are having an off day, is the preferred bet here as they are the stronger team on current form.
