Sheffield United v Hull

South Yorkshire meets East Yorkshire on Friday night when relegation-threatened Hull City make the nearly 70-mile journey to face title contenders Sheffield United. The league table would point towards a rather comfortable home victory, as would the recent head-to-head history. The Blades have won each of the last 7 meetings, including a 2-0 away success in September.

It was contrasting fortunes for the 2 respective clubs in their midweek fixtures. United came from behind away to Swansea City, earning a 2-1 triumph to extend their Championship winning sequence to 3. City, on the other hand, fell to a 2-1 home setback to in-form Queens Park Rangers, with all 3 goals arriving after the 60th minute.

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Sheffield United have kept 16 out of a possible 28 clean sheets in Championship action this season. 10 of those came within 13 home fixtures. They simply know how to control a game, get the job done and keep the opposition at bay in the process. Facing a Hull side that has failed to score in 11 of their 28 league battles, means it should be a routine home victory for The Blades.

Versus the current top-six, the away side have won 1 out of those 9 meetings, 6 of which ended in defeat. Over those 6 losses, 5 saw them not score in reply. To also reflect Sheff Utd’s dominance against the lesser clubs, all of their 4 league losses this season came against teams in the top five.

👕 Sheffield United v Hull Predicted XI

🔍 Sheffield United v Hull Players to Watch

🔴 Callum O'Hare

Callum O’Hare plays as a number 10 in Chris Wilder’s system, however, he only has 2 goals to his name this season. He is not a big goal threat, but he is in relation to creativity. The ex-Coventry City forward is ranked 2nd in the squad for the number of assists.

The player ranked number 1 in that category is Gustavo Hamer, who begins a two-game suspension here. With him out of action, greater emphasis will be placed upon getting the ball to O’Hare, and to ultimately create the chances for his teammates needed to win this match.

He is an extremely difficult player to keep quiet because of the sheer tenacity in how he plays the game. The 26-year-old will keep the Hull defence on their toes, and this is a Hull team struggling against relegation, so they could be in for a tough night.

📂 Sheffield United v Hull Cheat Sheet

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💻 Sheffield United v Hull Form and Tactics

Sheffield United have averaged 1.43 goals per Championship game this season. This is made all the more impressive knowing they only average 4.10 shots on target, proving how clinical they are when getting into presentable scoring situations. Nevertheless, they are riding high in the league tally for number of touches in the opponent’s box with 686.

The Blades have one of the strongest xGA figures in the league with 25.4, despite the fact they’ve only conceded 18 goals in league action. They should have conceded more goals on that basis, but they know how to keep clean sheets. The team averages 49.9% possession in the Championship, so they are more than happy to drop off and sit back when appropriate.

There is one area in which Hull City need to ideally improve upon if they are to climb away from relegation trouble. The Tigers are ranked bottom in the division for average interceptions per match with 6.9. This suggests they are quite easy to play through, so they have to improve this aspect.

Don’t expect too many successful distance balls as well given they only average 19.1 accurate long passes per game; one of the lowest in the division.

Hull do rank high in the Championship in relation to the number of shots blocked with 3.38 per game. The fact they are willing to put their bodies on line will be important in a game like this considering Sheffield United should create plenty of chances.

One offensive strength of theirs is simply getting balls into the box. Hull have produced an average of 16.53 crosses per game, which is also amongst the highest in the league. This will be one way of putting the opposition defence under pressure.

🏁 Sheffield United v Hull Ref Watch

• Referee: Andrew Kitchen
• Kitchen has already refereed one Sheffield United match this season, during which he awarded them 5 yellow cards.

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