Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday predictions: Blades to pile further misery on struggling rivals
Elliott Bretland
Sheffield United have won three of their last five Championship matches
Sheffield Wednesday have lost all 10 of their fixtures since the turn of the year
Recommended bet: Sheffield United win and over 3.5 goals
Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday will face off in the second Steel City derby of the season in the Championship on Sunday lunchtime.
It has been a nightmare season for the Owls’ following administration and in another cruel turn of events, Wednesday could be relegated before a ball is even kicked at Bramall Lane.
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Team news
Sheffield United will be without midfielder Joe Rothwell who is serving a three-match ban after seeing red against Middlesbrough.
Jairo Riedewald is a doubt with a hamstring issue while Tom Davies is out until March with a similar complaint. Sam McCallum is expected to be sidelined through to April due to injury.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen has had to juggle his squad all season and the Owls still have an extensive injury list to contend with.
Di'Shon Bernard, Dominic Iorfa, Max Lowe, Pierce Charles and Nathaniel Chalobah are among those sidelined with knocks or more serious fitness issues.
Seny Dieng has at least answered the Owls’ goalkeeper call, joining on an emergency loan to replace the stricken Murphy Cooper.
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The stats
Sheffield United have won their last three league matches against Wednesday and last completed four Steel City derby victories on the spin back in September 1953.
Sheffield Wednesday have lost all 10 of their games in the Championship and FA Cup in 2026 failing to score in nine before notching against Millwall last Saturday.
The Owls have failed to score in any of their past six derby matches against United.
Blades forward Patrick Bamford has scored five goals in seven home games and is currently netting once every 89 minutes at Bramall Lane.
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Prediction
If this season had not been tough enough on Sheffield Wednesday’s loyal and passionate fanbase, they could now head to rivals United on Sunday having been relegated a day earlier, before even getting to the end of February.
Deducted 18 points after entering administration, this was always going to be a difficult season to navigate and now the Owls’ depleted squad are on a run of 10 straight defeats.
United are huge favourites to win on Sunday though Wednesday’s situation does heap pressure on the Blades to get the job done in a professional manner.
The Owls will be playing for pride and have shown already this season that they can come together and grind a result out, drawing eight and winning once.
While the Blades could not really claim ‘bragging rights’ with Wednesday struggling so badly, home supporters will not care and would be delighted to win another Steel City derby, no matter the circumstances.
United have scored three goals exactly in four of their last five home games while Wednesday conceded four in their last match on the road at Swansea, so backing over 3.5 goals could prove a smart pick to go alongside a home win.
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