Bristol City will host Sheffield United at Ashton Gate on Monday in another round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. Poor results before the international break have dealt a blow to the home side’s chances of securing promotion playoff football, and they will need to be near-perfect in their remaining six matches to claw back the 10-point gap to the top six.

Veteran head coach Roy Hodgson was appointed caretaker manager of Bristol during the break and has hit the ground running in his first game back in charge of the Robins, overseeing a 2-1 away victory over Charlton Athletic Club, with Scott Twine and Noah Eile finding the net in either half.

Inconsistencies have plagued Chris Wilder’s return to Sheffield United this season, and they may have to settle for a mid-table finish as they currently find themselves 13 points adrift of the promotion playoff spots.

After squandering a one-goal lead in their 2-1 home defeat to newly promoted Wrexham before the international break, Sheffield’s defensive frailties once again came to the fore in their 3-3 draw with Swansea City last time out.

Second-half goals from Harrison Burrows and Thomas Cannon put the Blades 3-1 up and on the path to victory before they conceded twice in the final 15 minutes to drop valuable points in front of their home support.

Bristol City vs Sheffield United Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met 66 times, with Bristol winning 17 of those encounters and Sheffield claiming 36 victories, while the remaining 13 contests have ended level.
• Bristol won 4-1 when the two teams faced off earlier this season, ending their nine-game winless run against Sheffield.
• Bristol (51) and Sheffield (57) are the only sides in the Championship so far to have scored as many goals as they have conceded.
• Sheffield (6) have played out the fewest draws in the second tier this term.

Bristol City vs Sheffield United Prediction

The Robins are in high spirits ahead of Monday’s clash after snapping their six-game winless run last time out. However, they are winless in their last five home games and face a stern challenge against Sheffield.

The Blades are without a win in their last five matches after winning three of their previous four. They have had the upper hand in this fixture recently and should just edge this one.

Prediction: Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield United

Bristol City vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

Tip 1 – Result: Sheffield United to win

Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3 – Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in each of the visitors’ last five matches)