Stoke City vs Sheffield United Prediction: Sheffield will have an edge on paper

Stoke city is set to host Sheffield on Saturday at Bet365 Stadium. Will we see Sheffield continue to be on top of the league or will Stoke end their three-game winless run? 

Stoke City Form

Stroke is struggling to adapt to the new boss's tactics as Alex Neil's team saw only one win in six since his arrival. The team fixture has not been kind though with five games out of six played against teams sitting in the first nine places in the table. They will now face the table toppers Sheffield United on Saturday. Stoke is in 20th place in the table and is winless in the last three games which is a cause of major concern. In the last game, they came back against Burnley to draw the game. They will be looking to continue the momentum and try to gain points against shaky Sheffield. 

Stoke City’s possible lineup

Bursik; Wilmot, Jagielka, Fox; Fosu-Henry, Smallbone, Thompson, Baker, Clarke; Wright-Phillips, Campbell

Sheffield United’s Form

Sheffield is enjoying a good season in the Championship with the hopes of getting back to the Premier League. They are on top of the table but only on goal difference. The unbeaten streak of ten games was ended by QPR on Tuesday. The blades will be looking to brush that defeat aside and go again to cement their place as the leaders. 

Sheffield United’s Predicted lineup

Foderingham; Basham, Egan, Norrington-Davies; Khedra, McAtee, Norwood, Doyle, Bogle; Brewster, Ndiaye

Stoke City vs Sheffield United expert tips

After earning a draw Stoke hopes will be up to get a win and improve their position in the league. However, Sheffield is also coming into the game to get back into winning ways. The blades will have the edge on paper to get the job done in this tricky fixture. We expect an entertaining game with more than 2.5 goals.