{"id":42891,"date":"2025-05-20T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/?p=42891"},"modified":"2025-05-20T07:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:52:09","slug":"efl-championship-sheffield-united-vs-sunderland-betting-tips-odds-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/sports\/football\/efl-championship-sheffield-united-vs-sunderland-betting-tips-odds-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"EFL Championship: Sheffield United vs Sunderland &#8211; Betting Tips, Odds &amp; Prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheffield United and Sunderland meet at Wembley Stadium to contest \u201cthe richest game in football\u201d in the Playoff Final on Saturday, May 24<sup>th<\/sup>. View our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/football\/england-championship\/\">England Championship betting<\/a> tips for the showpiece showdown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheffield United vs Sunderland Best Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Sheffield United <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/go\/betzone-efl-tvt\/\">5\/4 (+125)&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/go\/fitzdares-efl-tvt\/\">23\/10 (+230)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Sunderland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/go\/rhinobet-efl-tvt\">11\/5 (+220)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/go\/fitzdares-efl-tvt\/\">13\/10 (+130)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>2.5 Goals&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/go\/betzone-efl-tvt\/\">8\/13 (-163)&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/go\/rhinobet-efl-tvt\">1\/1 (+100)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>BTTS&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>No <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/go\/rhinobet-efl-tvt\">8\/11 (-138)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheffield United vs Sunderland Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheffield United<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheffield United will feel they have earned promotion to the Premier League having accumulated a mammoth 90 points during the Championship\u2019s regular campaign, though the Blades have one more hurdle to overcome before they get their just deserts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Wilder\u2019s side saw off Bristol City in the playoff semi-finals, recording 3-0 wins in each leg to advance to Saturday\u2019s showpiece final at Wembley with relative ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blades lost 2-1 when they last faced Sunderland in January, though they created more in expected goals (1.60-1.00) and mustered more shots (15-14) than the Black Cats on that occasion, and Sheff Utd will hope for more fortune in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">United will kick off at Wembley as favourites to triumph on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/football\/\">sites for sports betting<\/a>, though the Blades will have to overcome their playoff hoodoo to prevail having fallen short in all five of their previous second-tier play-off campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Team news:<\/strong> Rhys Norrington-Davies, Ollie Arblaster, Sai Sachdev and Harrison Clarke are all expected to miss out on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Predicted Lineup: <\/strong>Cooper, Choudhury, Ahmedhodzic, Robinson, Burrows, Brooks, Peck, Souza, Hamer, Cannon, Moore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunderland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunderland just about kept their dreams of returning to the Premier League for the first time since 2017 alive when they scored a 122<sup>nd<\/sup>-minute goal through Daniel Ballard to edge out Coventry in the playoff semi-final second leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optimists will say that Ballard\u2019s dramatic header was a \u201cname on the trophy\u201d sort of moment, though Sunderland were arguably second best in both legs against the Sky Blues, and a major improvement will be needed to triumph at Wembley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunderland, who are listed as underdogs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/football\/\">EFL betting sites<\/a>, conceded 34 shots over their two semi-final encounters with Coventry, and if they fail to tighten up defensively, they could be punished by a more clinical Sheffield United outfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Team news:<\/strong> Sunderland will be without Jayden Danns and Ian Poveda in the playoff final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Predicted Lineup:<\/strong> Patterson, Hume, Ballard, O&#8217;Nien, Cirkin, Roberts, Neil, Bellingham, Le Fee, Mayenda, Isidor &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheffield United vs Sunderland Stats and Trends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both teams scored in three of the last four meetings between Sheffield United and Sunderland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15 players were carded in Sunderland\u2019s playoff semi-final meetings with Coventry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Callum O\u2019Hare scored in each of Sheffield United\u2019s two wins over Bristol City in the playoff semis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 and 14 corners were awarded in Sheffield United and Sunderland\u2019s two encounters during the regular Championship campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheffield United vs Sunderland Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunderland scraped through their playoff semi-final double header with Coventry despite losing both the xG and shots attempted battle in each leg, though the Black Cats\u2019 will need more than good fortune to topple Sheffield United. The Blades played with confidence when dispatching Bristol City in the semis and successive 3-0 wins over the Robins should set them up for more success at Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Sheffield United to win \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/go\/rhinobet-efl-tvt\">5\/4 (+125) &#8211; Fitzdares<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheffield United vs Sunderland \u2013 The Ultimate Bet:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Both teams to score \u2013 Yes \u2013 1\/1 (+100)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a place in the Premier League the prize for the victor, we expect Sheffield United and Sunderland to trade blows in an exciting Championship Playoff Final at Wembley Stadium, and a dip into the BTTS market at even money looks like an attractive prospect as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both teams managed to score in three of the last four meetings between Sheffield United and Sunderland, including their last encounter in January, and we\u2019re tipping that trend to continue on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read our Prediction, Tips and Odds for the Championship Playoff Final between Sheffield United vs Sunderland, on Saturday, May 24th, 2025 at 15:00.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":42892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[205,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-efl","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42891"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42916,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42891\/revisions\/42916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}