Sheffield United vs Bristol City Tips & Preview - Home win for the Blades on opening weekend

By Tolu Shotade

07 Aug 2025

Tolu Shotade 07 Aug 2025

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Sheffield United aiming for a strong start after last season's disappointment.
Bristol City looking to improve their away form and build on a solid preseason.
Head-to-head: Sheffield United dominate, with 10 wins in the last 12 matches.

Sheffield United vs Bristol City

Sheffield United begin their English Championship campaign with a home clash against Bristol City.

The Blades are keen to shake off the disappointment from last season and will be targeting a strong start at home. They have a solid record in this fixture and should get the better of the visitors.

Sheffield United News

It was a heartbreaking campaign for Sheffield United last season after missing out on automatic promotion following a capitulation towards the end. They then fell in the playoff final after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Sunderland.

Sheffield United will look to put all of that behind them and are seeking a fresh start under manager Ruben Selles. They looked sharp in preseason, picking up four wins before losing 3-2 to French side Nice in their final warm-up game.

Sheffield United have no problems going forward and have scored in their last 10 matches across all competitions. The last eight matches have produced over 2.5 goals, while they are without a clean sheet in the last three fixtures on this run.

Bristol City News

Bristol City are also looking to build on a solid campaign last season after reaching the playoffs. They fell in the semi-finals after suffering 3-0 defeats to Sheffield United in the two legs.

Preseason was solid for Bristol City, who were unbeaten in four matches and claimed a 4-0 victory over Real Valladolid. However, one area that needs improvement for Gerhard Struber’s team is their away form, having failed to win any of their final six Championship matches on the road last season.

As evidenced by the win over Valladolid, Bristol City have looked sharp in attack, scoring in three of their last five matches. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six Championship away matches while the last three fixtures on this run have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Sheffield United have 10 wins and two draws, while Bristol City have been victorious just twice in the last 12 matches. The hosts were unbeaten in this fixture last season, culminating in the 3-0 victories in both legs of the playoff semi-final.

Verdict

Sheff Utd v Bristol City

Sheffield United have constantly gotten the better of Bristol City in recent meetings, and that run is expected to continue. The Blades should claim the win in Saturday’s season opener.

Both teams were on target in the two regular-season clashes last term, and a similar outcome is expected here. With three of their last four fixtures producing a very 2.5 goals, a repeat could be on the cards.

Sheffield United

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