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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 22 Aug 2026

Swansea City 0–0 Sheffield United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.1
Actual xG
0.6 – 1.7
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot made Swansea City favourites at 47%.

Sheffield United deserved more from the draw, creating 1.7 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ben Cabango, 64.6 in 67′.

Well above their usual level: Ben Cabango +27.7, Filip Lissah +12.9, Joe Rothwell +10.9.

Well below it: Moussa Kounfolo Yeo −18.4, Mark McGuinness −11.5, Elijah Just −8.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Swansea City

15 Aug 2026W 2–1at Stoke City Championship
8 Aug 2026L 0–1v Birmingham City EFL Cup
2 May 2026W 3–1v Charlton Athletic Championship
25 Apr 2026D 1–1at Norwich City Championship
21 Apr 2026W 2–1at Queens Park Rangers Championship

Sheffield United

15 Aug 2026D 0–0v Birmingham City Championship
9 Aug 2026W 3–0at Mansfield Town EFL Cup
2 May 2026W 2–1at Derby County Championship
25 Apr 2026L 2–3v Preston North End Championship
22 Apr 2026L 1–3v Blackburn Rovers Championship

Head to head

3 Apr 2026Sheffield United 3–3 Swansea City Championship
16 Aug 2025Swansea City 1–0 Sheffield United Championship

Swansea City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ben Cabango Defender67000.1064.6+27.7
Lawrence Vigouroux Goalkeeper9600–51.9+1.2
Filip Lissah Defender9600–47.4+12.9
Marko Stamenić Midfielder9600–46.0+9.0
Joseph Opoku Forward96000.1939.5−3.2
Jay Fulton Midfielder8100–38.8+3.1
Adam Idah Forward61000.0338.5−1.3
Stephen Welsh Defender96000.0337.9−5.8
Ji-sung Eom Midfielder3500–37.8–
Ross Stewart Forward1500–37.8–
Žan Vipotnik Forward35000.0337.4–
Melker Widell Midfielder2900–33.3–
Josh Tymon Defender96000.0231.0−1.3
Elijah Just Midfielder67000.1828.4−8.6
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo Midfielder61000.0525.9−18.4
Josh Key Defender2900–20.1–

Sheffield United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper9600–50.5−4.9
Joe Rothwell Midfielder65000.1249.9+10.9
Jaïro Riedewald Midfielder3100–44.6–
Japhet Tanganga Defender96000.1344.6−8.5
Patrick Bamford Forward78000.7540.2+2.4
Tyrese Campbell Forward1800–40.1–
Mark McGuinness Defender96000.2336.2−11.5
Callum O'Hare Midfielder96000.0935.4+0.7
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder9000–35.1−2.0
Sydie Peck Midfielder96000.2434.0−1.9
Harrison Burrows Defender90000.0432.7+6.3
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender600–30.2–
Jamie Shackleton Defender600–30.2–
Femi Seriki Defender9600–29.8+2.3
Sam McCallum Defender96000.1523.5−6.1