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Derby County vs Sheffield United

29 Dec 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2026/2027

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Derby County

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Derby County

Latest: Birmingham City · 1–2

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Birmingham City · 2026/2027

Sheffield United

Latest: Stoke City · 1–2

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Stoke City · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

7Sheffield United wins

1Draws

4Derby County wins

50%Both teams scored

42%Over 2.5 goals

15Sheffield United goals

12Derby County goals

At Derby County’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Derby County’s home games with Sheffield United’s away games.

Derby County statsSheffield United stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Derby CountyPer matchSheffield United

0.75 / 4Goals scored1.25 / 4

2.00 / 4Goals conceded1.25 / 4

2.75 / 4Total match goals2.50 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.25 / 4

0.50 / 4Failed to score / match0.25 / 4

13.50 / 4Shots8.25 / 4

8.25 / 4Corners2.25 / 4

13.25 / 4Total match corners10.75 / 4

2.25 / 4Cards2.50 / 4

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Derby CountyStatSheffield United

0.504 matchesGoals scored by half-time1.004 matches

1.504 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.754 matches

0% (0)4 matchesWins25% (1)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesDraws50% (2)4 matches

75% (3)4 matchesLosses25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets50% (2)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves0% (0)4 matches

50% (2)4 matchesBoth teams scored75% (3)4 matches

Goal frequencies

Derby CountyStatSheffield United

50%4 matchesScored 1+ goals75%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ goals50%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals75%4 matches

75%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals50%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time50%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time50%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time50%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

Derby CountyStatSheffield United

5.004 matchesCorners conceded / match8.504 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners50%4 matches

100%4 matchesWon 5+ corners0%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 7+ corners0%4 matches

50%4 matchesWon 9+ corners0%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners100%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners25%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners25%4 matches

Cards

Derby CountyStatSheffield United

3.004 matchesOpponent cards / match2.254 matches

5.254 matchesTotal cards / match4.754 matches

2.254 matchesYellow cards / match2.504 matches

75%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%4 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards100%4 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards25%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards25%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards100%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards25%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards25%4 matches

Shots & play

Derby CountyStatSheffield United

15.504 matchesShots conceded / match17.004 matches

52.50%4 matchesPossession / match34.75%4 matches

12.004 matchesFouls / match12.504 matches

4.504 matchesOffsides / match1.754 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Derby County

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.15 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.99 per game

Sheffield United

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.04 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.66 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Derby County

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Sheffield United

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Rhys Norrington-Davies2

Liam Kitching2

Tackles

Hamza Dewan Choudhury14

Sam McCallum14

Romelle Donovan14

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Derby County

Sammie Szmodics6 matches

1.62

Bobby Clark7 matches

1.58

Lars-Jørgen Salvesen5 matches

1.01

Sheffield United

Patrick Bamford5 matches

3.00

Tom Cannon5 matches

1.71

Sydie Peck7 matches

0.71

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Derby County

Sammie Szmodics6 matches

1.81

Carlton Morris3 matches

1.18

Oscar Fraulo3 matches

0.91

Sheffield United

Patrick Bamford4 matches

2.11

Tom Cannon3 matches

1.21

Japhet Tanganga3 matches

1.02

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Derby County