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Swansea vs Sheffield Utd Prediction— England - Championship

Matchday 2 ·Saturday, August 22, 2026, 14:00

Swansea logo
Swansea
PPG 1.63 · HOME
LAST 5
WDWW ·
0 – 0
FULL TIME
Sheffield Utd logo
Sheffield Utd
PPG 1.34 · AWAY
LAST 5
DDDW ·

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-08.2%0-18.5%0-24.4%0-31.5%0-4+0.5%1 1-012.0%1-112.5%1-26.5%1-32.2%1-4+0.7%2 2-08.8%2-19.1%2-24.7%2-31.6%2-4+0.5%3 3-04.3%3-14.4%3-22.3%3-30.8%3-4+0.3%4+ 4+-02.1%4+-12.2%4+-21.2%4+-30.4%4+-4+0.1%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 44.1% 42.7% 2.34 +3.2%
Draw 32.1% 31.3% 3.20 +2.7%
Away win 23.8% 32.8% 3.05 -16.4%
Over 2.5 44.8% 54.1% 1.85 -17.1%
Over 3.5 28.1% 32.3% 3.10 -7.7%
BTTS 49.1% 59.9% 1.67 -18.0%
Home O1.5 40.0% 46.5% 2.15 -14.0%
Away O1.5 32.5% 39.2% 2.55 -17.1%

League track record

Based on 71 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 47%
O2.5 56%
BTTS 52%
Score Hit 51%
ROI -10.2%
Bet Hit 53%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

3 – 0 20%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 0-0
xG (home)1.5 xG (away)1.0 BTTS prob49.1%

H 44% / xG 1.5-1.0 / O2.5 45% / NoBTTS 49%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.5%
#2 0–0 8.2%
#3 1–0 12.0%
#4 2–1 9.1%
#5 2–0 8.8%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Swansea1.5
Sheffield Utd1.0

COMBINED 2.5 xG → O2.5 PROB 44.8% · O3.5 PROB 28.1%

Form & verdict PPG

SWANSEA · PPG 1.63

SHEFFIELD UTD · PPG 1.34

⚖ HIGH DRAW RISK - evenly matched, low-scoring expected | No clear value
65%
HIGH_DRAW_RISK

xG gap +0.42, combined xG 2.50 - evenly matched, low-scoring, elevated Draw risk

Win probability 1X2

Swansea (H) 44.1%
ODDS 2.34 · IMPLIED 42.7% EV +3.2%
Draw 32.1%
ODDS 3.20 · IMPLIED 31.3% EV +2.7%
Sheffield Utd (A) 23.8%
ODDS 3.05 · IMPLIED 32.8% EV -16.4%

Season Statistics average per match · 3 matches · 2026

Swansea ▾ lower is better Sheffield Utd

Attack

13.0
Shots
7.0
5.3
Shots on target
2.3
3.7
Shots off target
3.0
4.0
Blocked shots
1.7
8.7
Shots inside box
5.0
4.3
Shots outside box
2.0
41.0%
Shooting accuracy
33.3%
31.2%
Goals per shot on target
28.6%
1.67
Goals
0.67
1.53
xG for
1.19

Defence

8.7
Shots faced
15.7
1.3
Shots on target faced
4.3
0.33
Goals conceded
0.67
1.00
xG against
1.23
1.0
Goalkeeper saves
3.7

Control

60.3%
Possession
36.3%
479
Passes
273
380
Accurate passes
172
79.3%
Pass accuracy
63.0%
5.7
Corners
2.3
4.0
Corners faced
8.7
2.3
Offsides
3.0

Discipline

10.0
Fouls
11.3
2.3
Yellow cards
1.3
0.00
Red cards
0.00

Match Preview & Prediction

Swansea face Sheffield Utd in England - Championship on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Swansea a 44% chance, the draw 32% and Sheffield Utd 24%, so Swansea are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.5 for Swansea and 1.0 for Sheffield Utd (2.5 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 45% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 49% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Swansea are averaging 1.63 points per game versus 1.34 for Sheffield Utd. This match finished 0-0.

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