Brighton may have picked up a few undesired results in recent weeks but they have certainly shown their attacking potential and organisation throughout. Heartbreak struck late last week in their 2-1 defeat at Spurs, which most would agree was an unfair result for the Seagulls, and a thumping by an inform Luton Town only weeks before but there’s certainly lots of positives running for De Zerbi’s boys at the moment.

Brighton ended a seven game winless streak against the Blades in their massive 5-2 victory in the FA Cup a few weeks ago, and have since hit Crystal Palace for four also, and you wonder if this fragile Sheffield defence could possibly keep them out. Whilst Brighton may not reach the heights they did in the cup, they should be too strong for the Blades who have picked up two wins from 14 home outings this season.

Sheffield are still struggling to piece together any run of form and with the Seagulls showing their attacking strength with 10 goals across their last four games, the visitors should clearly exploit a Sheffield defence that have conceded 15 goals over their last four games on home soil.

Perhaps one of the strongest markets to tackle during this fixture is the potential for goals. We all know Brighton’s love for chaotic games this season, but the Blades have also been no strangers to goals as of late – perhaps not always at the right ends of the pitch.

Brighton have scored as many as 43 goals in the Premier League this season, the seventh highest total in the league, and 67% of their games have seen at least 3 goals, including their last 3 consecutive outings. They showed their fangs at Bramall Lane in the cup and then again at Selhurst Park and were unlucky not to see more against Spurs last week as well – their goal threat is certainly not halted away from home.

A worrying trend however for Brighton is their extremely fragile defence. Both teams have scored in a whopping 83% of their Premier League fixtures this campaign, the highest in the league. The Seagulls conceded just 53 goals in all of last season in the Premier League, yet have already let in 40 in just 24 matches so far. Clean sheets are certainly a rare treasure for this Brighton side and the Blades are priced with strong value to get on the scoreboard here too.

Sheffield United aren’t known too well for their prowess up top but 67% of their league outings have seen a minimum of three goals and they have found the back of the net at least once in 5 of their last 6 games across all competitions. Prior to their 5-0 battering at home at the hands of Aston Villa, they had scored in four consecutive games at Bramall Lane – we should expect them to be able to exploit a leaky Brighton defence.

Over 3.5 goals have landed in an impressive six consecutive games for the home side and seven of their last eight – there’s certainly a goal fever chasing the Blades. This tally has been replicated in three of Brighton’s last four so this is also a respectable angle for this fixture.

The set pieces markets are also looking particularly attractive in this clash on Sunday. Sheffield are conceding a league-high average of 7.29 corners per 90 during this campaign and this is certainly something to take advantage of here.

Brighton sit 11th in the league for the most corners taken so far this season, averaging 5.08 corners a game. The biggest value comes in the corner match bet selection. Brighton have won 45 more corners than Sheffield United this season and the Blades have only managed 78 in 24 games – just over three per game on average.

The Blades have recorded only 11 corners across their last 5 Premier League matches as opposed to Brighton’s 21 in the same time. With Brighton continuing to show their relentless tendency for attacking football, the Sheffield United defence could be exposed to conceding more set pieces once again.

Both of these sides have shown their tendency to pick up bookings this season, but Sheffield United have established themselves as the second-worst disciplined team in the league after accumulating 71 yellows so far this season, only 5 bookings off the top spot.

The Blades are racking up an impressive average of 3.13 bookings per 90, and up against a Brighton side stacked with very capable foul-drawing players, drawing in 12.30 fouls per match, this clash could be set with many traps for Chris Wilder’s men.

Sheffield are averaging 12.20 fouls per 90 which leaves them very vulnerable to the pick up bookings. They have received at least 2 bookings in three of their last four Premier League outings and with their Sunday visitors drawing in 2.92 opposition bookings, they could be drawn into looting up more bookings here.

However Brighton’s hands certainly aren’t clean either having established the fifth worst disciplinary record in the Premier League so far this campaign, amassing a total of 59 bookings this season. The Seagulls are picking up 2.42 bookings a game from an average of 11 fouls. Having picked up at least 2 bookings in three of their last four away fixtures across all competitions, there’s certainly potential for a high card game here.

With Sheffield showing the greater tendency to make fouls in recent fixtures, 52 versus Brighton’s 40 over their last four games, and their consistency in racking up bookings this season, a card match bet for Sheffield holds good value here.