Championship 26/27 · 17 Oct 2026

Bristol City 0–1 Sheffield United

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Bristol City favourites at 41%.

Sheffield United won and made the better chances: 1.2 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Robert Atkinson, 55.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Robert Atkinson +12.5.

Well below it: Japhet Tanganga −21.7, Rio Cardines −13.8, Jason Knight −11.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

13 Oct 2026	L 0–1	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
10 Oct 2026	D 1–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship
18 Sep 2026	W 1–0	v Watford Championship
15 Sep 2026	L 0–1	v Lincoln City Championship
12 Sep 2026	L 1–4	at Southampton Championship

14 Oct 2026	L 2–3	at Portsmouth Championship
10 Oct 2026	W 3–0	v Lincoln City Championship
19 Sep 2026	L 1–2	at Stoke City Championship
16 Sep 2026	L 0–1	at Fleetwood Town EFL Cup
13 Sep 2026	L 0–1	v Wolverhampton Championship

6 Apr 2026	Bristol City 1–0 Sheffield United Championship
9 Aug 2025	Sheffield United 1–4 Bristol City Championship

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Robert Atkinson Defender	90	–	55.0	+12.5
Luke McNally Defender	90	–	52.9	–
Brian De Keersmaecker Midfielder	18	–	47.7	–
Elijah Adebayo Forward	45	–	41.9	–
Tomi Horvat Midfielder	15	–	41.7	–
Gibson Yah Midfielder	72	0.10	40.9	−1.1
Sam Tickle Goalkeeper	90	–	40.6	−4.8
Yu Hirakawa Forward	85	0.22	39.6	−1.3
Scott Twine Forward	45	–	39.2	−5.1
George Tanner Defender	45	–	34.6	−1.5
Rio Cardines Forward	90	0.01	32.8	−13.8
Dominic Ballard Forward	90	0.10	31.8	−9.5
Jed Wallace Midfielder	45	0.04	31.3	−9.7
Jason Knight Midfielder	85	–	31.0	−11.7
Sam Bell Forward	15	0.03	30.5	–
Cameron Pring Defender	90	–	28.7	−2.2

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Romelle Donovan Midfielder	11	0	–	57.2	–
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper	90	0	–	52.2	−1.2
Ryan One Forward	11	0	0.11	47.8	–
Liam Kitching Defender	90	0	0.32	44.5	+4.4
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder	78	1	0.03	43.2	+3.5
Thomas Cannon Forward	87	0	0.27	42.3	−2.8
Mark McGuinness Defender	79	0	0.03	37.5	−7.9
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder	90	0	–	37.3	−6.1
Jordan Ayew Forward	69	0	–	36.9	−4.0
Ben Brereton Díaz Midfielder	79	0	–	36.1	−0.4
Jamal Baptiste Defender	13	0	–	33.7	–
Tahith Chong Midfielder	69	0	–	31.4	−4.8
Sam McCallum Defender	21	0	0.02	31.3	–
Harrison Burrows Defender	90	0	–	27.7	+1.3
Japhet Tanganga Defender	90	0	0.40	27.1	−21.7
Patrick Bamford Forward	21	0	–	24.0	–
Sydie Peck Midfielder	12	0	–	12.3	–