Peterborough vs Sheffield United Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 27/01/2022, 04:42  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 27/01/2022 at 05:45 in Championship Prediction

Relegation threatened Peterborough United will be at home to face Sheffield United in their next Championship game, both sides seeking three points to boost their season’s ambitions. Peterborough go to this game placed 22nd in the standings, with 20 points, two below the safe zone. Meanwhile Sheffield United are 12th with 36 points. Peterborough are coming from a 2-2 draw in their last game, against Birmingham and their recent run hasn’t been the greatest. Reflecting on that draw, they will really blame themselves, having conceded two goals in the final five minutes when in a winning position. The result meant they stayed in the relegation zone. In their last 13 matches across all competitions, they’ve managed just two wins and in the Championship alone, they have three losses and a draw in their last four matches. Both teams have scored in four of their last five Championship matches and in each of their last four league matches, Peterborough have conceded two or more goals.

Sheffield United’s hopes of securing promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking have suffered a number of blows this season. It has been tough in the Championship and they go into this game eight points adrift of the top six though they’ve played three games less than the sixth placed side. They can afford to keep the hopes alive but they also need to do better defensively to be able to actualize their ambitions. In three of their last four matches, Sheffield United have conceded two or more goals and they’ve failed to score in two of those three matches. Away from home, they have no win in their last three matches; they’ve lost two and drawn the other. In the last five away matches, Sheffield have managed one clean sheet and failed to score in two.