Sheffield United vs Brighton Prediction & Match Preview

• Sheffield United sit at the very foot of the Premier League standings.
• The Blades own the worst defensive record in the top flight of English football with 51 goals shipped in 21 matches so far in the season.
• Joao Pedro is Brighton’s top scorer in the Premier League and he also completed a brace in the previous round of the FA Cup at Stoke.

Brighton will have a nice opportunity to extend their five-game unbeaten thread across competitions on Saturday afternoon when they visit Bramall Lane to take on Sheffield United in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Both teams have been pretty efficient in the in the previous round, bagging four goals apiece against lower-division rivals.

The visitors are pretty big favorites for the win here and it is not hard to see why. They are up against the weakest team in the elite tier of English football. Sheffield United hold the very foot of the Premier League standings with seven points between them and Everton in the safe zone after 21 rounds of the competition.

The Blades somehow rescued a point last Sunday, holding West Ham to a 2-2 stalemate thanks to a super-late Oli McBurnie equalizer from the penalty spot. However, new manager Chris Wilder has plenty of reasons to be worried about his side’s defensive showings as Sheffield United allowed two or more goals in all but one of the last five Premier League outings.

We all know Brighton as one of the most talented teams in the final third in the league. However, Roberto De Zerbi’s men did slow down of late, playing back-to-back goalless draws to West Ham and Wolves in the Premier League. On the counter side, they did notch four goals against Tottenham and Stoke each in the other two affairs in between the mentioned goalless draws.

Recent Meetings

Sheffield United surprisingly held Brighton to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League clash in November last year at The AMEX.

Sheffield United have a great record in this matchup with 6 wins, 4 draws, and only 1 loss in the previous 11 outings against the Seagulls.

We did not see three or more goals in any of the last five head-to-head outings between these rivals.

Sheffield United vs Brighton Prediction

Sheffield United’s back line did not look great in recent matches. The Blades allowed two goals at home to West Ham six days ago despite the fact the Hammers were without several very important attacking players on the occasion. Brighton also miss a fair few of their offensive stars but they still possess enough firepower on display in the final third. We believe Brighton have what it takes to end a dismal streak in the H2H clashes with the Blades. The away win is the main pick at the 1.57 odds.

Joao Pedro has been the man on form for Brighton of late. The Brazilian forward bagged two of his team’s four goals in the win at Stoke City in the previous round of the FA Cup. He also tops the side’s goal-scoring charts in the Premier League with 7 goals this term. We like Joao Pedro to score anytime against the worst defense in the Premier League at the attractive 2.50 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- January 25, 2024

Sheffield United vs Brighton Betting Tips

Brighton to win

OK

	1.60 Odds
	1.57 Odds

Joao Pedro to score anytime

OK

2.50 Odds

Correct Score: Brighton 2-0

OK

	8.00 Odds
	8.00 Odds