Sheffield Utd vs Derby — Tips & Analysis

Sheffield Utd -0.5: Derby turn up at Bramall Lane with a back line picked from whoever is fit. They have eight players out, including first choice goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom, striker Patrick Agyemang and centre back Eiran Cashin. Three centre backs and three left backs are missing. Sheffield United are only without Seriki and Shackleton. Sheffield United are not a free scoring side. They score just over a goal a game and have won 6 of their last 14. They do not need much more than that here. Derby are 23rd on 6 points from 11 games with a goal difference of minus 11. They score a goal a game and let in almost 2. They have scored once or fewer in eight of their last ten. This matchup has been one way traffic for years. Sheffield United have won 9 of the last 13 meetings. Expect Derby to sit deep and stay in it for a long spell before the game drifts away from them. A 2-0 home win looks the most likely finish, with a goal either side of half time. The worry is Sheffield United's own output, which has been thin lately. A 1-0 or a 1-1 is live if the patched up Derby defence holds, and Derby travel better than they play at home. We still think the home side have too much for this Derby team.