Sheffield Utd
vs
Derby.
Quick answer
Who will win Sheffield Utd vs Derby?
10 of 10 AI models pick Sheffield Utd to win (100%). The mean predicted score is 2–0 at 58% average confidence (medium).
Consensus of independent AI models on TuringStats, updated before kickoff. Not betting advice.
All 10 AIs agree. When the whole council agrees, it has been right 62% of the time (556 matches).
10 AI models read this match. The plurality on 1X2 leans toward Sheffield Utd (10 of 10 models). The mean predicted score (rounded from all models) is 2–0 at 58% mean confidence (Medium band) — see the strip and table below.
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Where the panel lands.
Vote share across models. Read this strip first, then the line-by-line table.
10 / 10 models
0 / 10 models
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10 picks. Receipts attached.
Line-by-line comparison of each system’s call.
How often each scoreline showed up.
6 of 10 models settled on 2–0. That convergence is a strong scoreline signal—many fixtures fan out wider across the panel.
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2–0
6 models
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2–1
2 models
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1–0
2 models
Bookmakers vs the AI panel
Bet365 · 1.80 / 3.60 / 4.33Grey: bookmaker prices as probabilities, margin removed. Lime: share of the 10 AI models picking each result.
Predicted lineups: Sheffield Utd vs Derby
Each side's last starting XI, with players ruled out of this match marked. The confirmed lineups replace this about an hour before kickoff.
Sheffield Utd
Chris Wilder
Derby
John Eustace
Trends and hit rates
How often each market landed in Sheffield Utd's and Derby's last 10 matches, from our results archive.
| Market |
Sheffield Utd (at home)
W
L
L
W
D
L
L
W
D
L
|
Derby (away)
L
D
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
|
|---|---|---|
| Won |
30%
All games 40% (4/10)
|
30%
All games 10% (1/10)
|
| Drew |
20%
All games 10% (1/10)
|
10%
All games 30% (3/10)
|
| Over 1.5 goals |
80%
All games 70% (7/10)
|
90%
All games 80% (8/10)
|
| Over 2.5 goals |
80%
All games 70% (7/10)
|
70%
All games 50% (5/10)
|
| Over 3.5 goals |
50%
All games 40% (4/10)
|
30%
All games 20% (2/10)
|
| Both teams scored |
70%
All games 60% (6/10)
|
70%
All games 50% (5/10)
|
| Scored |
80%
All games 80% (8/10)
|
90%
All games 60% (6/10)
|
| Clean sheet |
20%
All games 20% (2/10)
|
20%
All games 10% (1/10)
|
| Over 9.5 corners |
67%
All games 67% (4/6)
|
56%
All games 100% (7/7)
|
| Over 3.5 yellow cards |
44%
All games 50% (3/6)
|
44%
All games 71% (5/7)
|
Bars run newest to oldest. Corners and cards count matches with full statistics only.
Season data
Championship numbers for both sides, when they score and the players who carry them.
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2- W-D-L
- 4-3-4
- Goals
- 15-14
- Clean sheets
- 4
- Failed to score
- 3
- Best win run
- 1
- Penalties
- 1/1
Derby
4-2-3-1- W-D-L
- 1-3-7
- Goals
- 9-20
- Clean sheets
- 1
- Failed to score
- 4
- Best win run
- 1
- Penalties
- 0/0
Key players · Sheffield Utd
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P. Bamford
4 G · 1 A · 10 apps
Key players · Derby
- No player in the competition's top scorers or assisters.
Top scorers · Championship
- 1 W. Lankshear Middlesbrough 9
- 2 C. Larin Southampton 7
- 3 A. Guðjohnsen Blackburn 6
- 4 J. Bowen West Ham 6
- 5 J. Moylan Cardiff 6
What’s moving the panel.
100% of models lean home — the clearest cluster on this fixture before kickoff.
Mean 58% across the panel with real dispersion — compare unanimous calls vs split tickets in the model table.
Derived from predicted scorelines (model means), not live match data — useful for pace vs vote-share sanity checks.
Expected-goals tilt and home-field rhythm (see xG on this page) usually explain whether the game stays open or compresses late.
Ask the Council about this match
Pro10 AI models vote yes or no with this match's last-5 form, head-to-head, live status and the model picks above attached — not from memory. Then keep asking the same council follow-ups.
Match stats forecast
Corners, cards and shots from each side's last 10 matches at this venue, blended with the league average. Pure statistics, not an AI vote.
| Metric | Sheffield Utd | Derby | Expected total | Lean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | 5.6 | 4.1 | 9.8 | Over 9.5 51% | Ask AI |
| Yellow cards | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | Over 3.5 55% | Ask AI |
| Shots | 12.5 | 11.3 | 23.8 | Over 23.5 51% | Ask AI |
| Shots on target | 4.0 | 3.9 | 7.9 | Over 7.5 53% | Ask AI |
Sample: 10 matches per side. Over the last 90 days the corners lean hit 55% of 121 graded matches, cards 55% of 121. Probabilities are Poisson estimates for information only.
Form, history, team news.
- Bristol City 0-1 W
- Portsmouth 3-2 L
- Lincoln 3-0 W
- Stoke City 2-1 L
- Fleetwood Town 1-0 L
F. Seriki — Knee Injury
J. Shackleton — Health problems
- Stoke City 0-1 L
- QPR 4-1 L
- Wrexham 1-1 D
- Burnley 1-1 D
- Birmingham 1-2 L
P. Agyemang — Achilles Tendon Injury
E. Cashin — Inactive
M. Clarke — Calf Injury
C. Forsyth — Knee Injury
S. Langas — Injury
D. Murkin — Hamstring Injury
C. Taylor — Injury
J. Widell Zetterstrom — Knee Injury
M. Johnston — Inactive
Last five meetings.
SHE 3 · D 0 · DER 2
Confidence trend
Cumulative average confidence in table order.
Betting tips (AI-signal view)
Educational only — not financial advice. We summarize how the AI picks cluster so you can cross-check with your own staking plan.
- Lean with the plurality: when 100% of models side with Sheffield Utd, treat that as the default script unless late team news breaks the assumptions.
- Watch the draw lane at 0% — tight Championship games often compress toward stalemates when both midfields win the second-ball.
- If you chase “best bets today” narratives, require alignment between the headline pick and the score-frequency table; conflicting signals usually mean thinner edge.
Odds & analysis (implied probabilities)
Implied fair percentages from the model vote share (normalized to 100%) approximate how a balanced market might price the 1X2 if it mirrored this panel — useful for odds analysis homework even though we do not quote sportsbook ticks here.
Over / under prediction (totals)
Model-derived xG sums to 2.00 goals in expectation. A notional totals line near 2.3 is consistent with that pace (rounded for readability). If your sportsbook posts a similar number, compare juice and live team news before deciding either side of the total.
Handicap prediction (spread-style read)
When Sheffield Utd is priced as the stronger side in the model vote, a −1 handicap narrative only clears if the most common scorelines include multi-goal wins. Cross-check the score-frequency list: if tight one-goal wins dominate, Asian handicaps near pick’em or −0.5 / −0.75 splits often fit the story better than a full −1.5 sell.
BTTS prediction (both teams to score)
With combined offensive weight near 2.00 xG, a heuristic “both teams score” prior lands around 55% yes before defensive adjustments. If several top models forecast clean-sheet pathways, downgrade BTTS enthusiasm even when the raw xG sum looks juicy.
Best bet framing (consensus-led)
Our headline best bet label follows the consensus recommendation: Sheffield Utd win. Pair that with the confidence band (Medium) — high dispersion across models usually argues for smaller stake or pass, even when the headline pick looks tempting for a today prediction card on social.
Match overview
Looking for a today prediction on Sheffield Utd vs Derby in Championship? TuringStats aggregates multiple AI scorelines into one readable page so you can see who the models favor, the mean predicted score shown in the hero (2 - 0; the frequency chart below lists the most common exact scorelines), and implied splits before kickoff.
This prediction hub is written for readers comparing betting tips-style language with transparent model votes — not a single black-box call. The headline read is Sheffield Utd win, with vote shares roughly 100% / 0% / 0% home, draw, and away (rounded).
If you are asking who will win Sheffield Utd vs Derby, start with the consensus strip and model table, then cross-check form and injuries in Match context further down — that order keeps the strongest signals first.
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