Wrexham vs Sheffield United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Wrexham played Sheffield United in Championship (England). The match was played on 26 December 2025. Final score: 5:3.

Current form

Wrexham: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Sheffield United: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Wrexham scores 1.23 and concedes 1.23 goals per match. Sheffield United scores 1.27 and concedes 1.41. League average: 2.61 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Wrexham 64%, Sheffield United 36%. Over 2.5: Wrexham 36%, Sheffield United 55%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Sheffield United has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.22. Wrexham: 10.6 shots per match, Sheffield United: 13.3.

Match halves

Wrexham: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.73. Sheffield United: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Wrexham: 76-90+ (7 goals). Sheffield United: 0-15 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.61 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

2 : 3
1st half
3 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
WrexhamSheffield United
18Shots13
WrexhamSheffield United
8Shots on target7
WrexhamSheffield United
2.11xG1.6
WrexhamSheffield United
7Corners5
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57Dangerous attacks39
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7Fouls12
WrexhamSheffield United
1Cards2
WrexhamSheffield United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

WrexhamSheffield United
1.23Goals scored / match1.27
WrexhamSheffield United
1.23Goals conceded / match1.41
WrexhamSheffield United
46%Average possession52%
WrexhamSheffield United
3.59Shots on target / match4
WrexhamSheffield United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.64Shots per match13.27
WrexhamSheffield United
3.59Shots on target4
WrexhamSheffield United
11.5%Shot conversion9.6%
WrexhamSheffield United
46%Possession52%
WrexhamSheffield United
1.22xG for1.5
WrexhamSheffield United
1.7xG against1.35
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Shooting quality

Wrexham: BalancedSheffield United: Balanced
WrexhamSheffield United
Accuracy (shots on target)34%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sheffield United is 233% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Wrexham · 2 pts / match - Sheffield United

Wrexham
DDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
27% W45% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-10-6
1.27 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-5-2
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Sheffield United
WWDLW
Season result split
36% W9% D55% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-12
1.18 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-7
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Wrexham is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.23 goals / match - Wrexham · 1.41 goals / match - Sheffield United

Wrexham scoring profile: very strong

Wrexham scores in 82% of matches (18 of 22 matches), while Sheffield United keeps a clean sheet in 32% (7 of 22 matches).

Sheffield United scoring profile: strong

Sheffield United scores in 64% of matches (14 of 22 matches), while Wrexham keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 matches).

27Goals scored (season)28
WrexhamSheffield United
27Goals conceded (season)31
WrexhamSheffield United
2.45Average goals in match2.68
WrexhamSheffield United
5Goals scored (last 5)11
WrexhamSheffield United
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
WrexhamSheffield United

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal64%
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32%2 goals32%
WrexhamSheffield United
9%3 goals27%
WrexhamSheffield United
0%4 goals5%
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How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal68%
WrexhamSheffield United
41%2 goals36%
WrexhamSheffield United
9%3 goals23%
WrexhamSheffield United
0%4 goals9%
WrexhamSheffield United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time9%
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5%BTTS in both halves0%
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14%Scored in both halves18%
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BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
WrexhamSheffield United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS23%
WrexhamSheffield United
80%BTTS - last 540%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
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18%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
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5%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
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2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
WrexhamSheffield United
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time55%
WrexhamSheffield United
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sheffield United is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.36 pts / match - Wrexham · 1.45 pts / match - Sheffield United

Wrexham - half-time state
36% leading27% draw36% trailing
Sheffield United - half-time state
36% leading36% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.36Points per match (1st half)1.45
WrexhamSheffield United
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.68
WrexhamSheffield United
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.36
WrexhamSheffield United
1Average goals (1st half)1.05
WrexhamSheffield United
59%Clean sheet before half-time68%
WrexhamSheffield United
55%No goal before half-time59%
WrexhamSheffield United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.36Points per match (2nd half)1.14
WrexhamSheffield United
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
WrexhamSheffield United
0.73Goals conceded (2nd half)1.05
WrexhamSheffield United
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.64
WrexhamSheffield United
45%Clean sheet after half-time45%
WrexhamSheffield United
50%No goal after half-time59%
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Wrexham - second-half results

36% W27% D36% L
30
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 27%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sheffield United - second-half results

32% W18% D50% L
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Wrexham - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Sheffield United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.40
Goals scored / match1.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+8-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 8

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Wrexham
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
6
31-45
6
1
46-60
3
6
61-75
7
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Sheffield United
ScoredConceded
7
1
0-15
4
4
16-30
4
3
31-45
6
12
46-60
4
7
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.57
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Wrexham

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Sheffield United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.82
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

WrexhamLigaSheffield United
Average goals in match 2.452.61 2.68
Both teams scored 64%59% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%51% 55%
Clean sheets 27%23% 32%
Goal before half-time 77%74% 64%
Goal after half-time 82%78% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.61
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sheffield UnitedGoalPatrick James BamfordAssist: Femi Seriki
  2. Sheffield UnitedGoalTyler Bindon
  3. Sheffield UnitedGoalPatrick James BamfordAssist: Femi Seriki
  4. Sheffield UnitedGoalCallum O'Hare
  5. WrexhamGoalRyan LongmanAssist: George Thomason
  6. Sheffield UnitedSubstitutionOn: Harrison BurrowsOff: Tahith Chong
  7. Sheffield UnitedYellow cardGustavo Hamer
  8. WrexhamYellow cardRyan Longman
  9. Sheffield UnitedYellow cardTyler Bindon
  10. WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Sam SmithOff: Kieffer Roberto Francisco Moore
  11. WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Oliver RathboneOff: Nathan Broadhead
  12. WrexhamSubstitutionOn: Jay RodriguezOff: Joshua Dean Windass

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Wrexham vs Sheffield United?

The Championship match finished Wrexham 5:3 Sheffield United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Wrexham vs Sheffield United?

Wrexham score 1.23 goals per game on average and Sheffield United 1.27. The Championship average is 2.61 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 64% of Wrexham's matches and 36% of Sheffield United's.

What form are Wrexham and Sheffield United in?

Over the last 5 games Wrexham have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Sheffield United 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Wrexham vs Sheffield United?

The statistical background for Wrexham vs Sheffield United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.