Championship · Match preview
Sheffield United 3–2 
Bolton Wanderers
- Kick-off
- Status
- Finished
- Venue
- Bramall Lane
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Match overview
Final score: Sheffield United 3–2 Bolton Wanderers.
Sheffield United are 11th in the Championship table with 15 points from 11 matches; Bolton Wanderers are 15th with 14 points from 11.
Last 5 results in our archive, newest first: Sheffield United D W D D W; Bolton Wanderers L D W L W.
In their last 5 settled matches Sheffield United scored 1.4 and conceded 0.6 goals per game; Bolton Wanderers scored 0.6 and conceded 0.6 in their last 5.
The Championship averages 2.9 goals a match this season; these two clubs’ recent matches point to about 1.6. Over 2.5 landed in 40% and both teams scored in 30% of their recent games.
Before kick-off the model’s pick was Sheffield United to win at 39% probability, and it came in.
All figures come from the results archive and the league table in our data; nothing on this page is estimated. How the probabilities are produced
Settled
The model’s pre-match pick and how it went
- Pick
- Sheffield United to win
- Probability
- 39%
- Outcome
- Came in
Logged before kick-off, settled automatically against the final score and never edited afterwards. Full Championship record
Goals in recent matches
From the final scores of each club’s last settled matches: goals for and against per game, and how often over 2.5, both teams scoring and a clean sheet occurred.
| Club | P | For | Against | Over 2.5 | BTTS | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 60% | 40% | 60% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 20% | 20% | 40% |
Championship average this season: 2.9 goals per match.
Championship table: the two clubs
| # | Club | P | W-D-L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | Sheffield United | 11 | 4-3-4 | 15:14 | 15 |
| 15. | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4-2-5 | 15:18 | 14 |
Recent form
Last five settled matches before this fixture, newest first.
Sheffield United
- ACardiff City2–2D
- ABlackburn Rovers1–2W
- ASwansea City0–0D
- HBirmingham City0–0D
- AMansfield Town0–3W
Bolton Wanderers
- HLincoln City0–1L
- AQueens Park Rangers0–0D
- HPreston North End2–1W
- ASheffield Wednesday1–0L
- HNAC Breda1–0W
Head-to-head
Meetings before this fixture, from the results archive (July 2026 onwards).
No previous meeting between these clubs in our results archive, which starts in July 2026.