Southampton vs Sheffield United prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 1 May 2027, 11:30 UTC

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Southampton vs Sheffield United

Championship · Saturday 1 May 2027, 11:30 UTC · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

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Southampton vs Sheffield United preview

Southampton host Sheffield United in the Championship on Saturday 1 May 2027, kick-off 11:30 UTC at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton. Southampton are 1st in the table with 28 points from 14, while Sheffield United are 9th in the table with 22 points from 14.

Southampton have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Sheffield United have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Southampton have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Sheffield United average 1.8 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Southampton have 6 wins to Sheffield United's 2 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 21 Jan 2026, ended Southampton 1-0 Sheffield United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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1Southampton148422914+1528WDWWD
9Sheffield United146442017+322LWDWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Southampton 6, draws 2, Sheffield United 2.

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Southampton expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Daniel Peretz, Jack Stephens, Keven Schlotterbeck, James Bree, Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz, James Ward-Prowse, Kuryu Matsuki, Samuel Edozie, Léo Scienza

Sheffield United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Michael Cooper, Japhet Tanganga, Harrison Burrows, Liam Kitching, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Mark McGuinness, Tahith Chong, Sydie frederick Peck, Kalvin Phillips, Ben Brereton Díaz, Tom Cannon

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