Sheffield United vs Hull City predictions: Low-scoring affair likely at Bramall Lane
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Hull City are battling it out at the wrong end of the Championship table but have improved a little recently, picking up wins over Blackburn Rovers and Millwall recently, as well as holding title chasers Leeds United to a 3-3 draw.
Sheffield United stand at the opposite end of the table and are desperate to put another win on the board as they chase a return to the top tier of English football.
Team news
United are hoping to welcome Leicester City's Tom Cannon to the club, which should help alleviate their injury issues, with the striker having scored 11 goals in 25 appearances for Stoke City during the first half of the season.
Oliver Arblaster, Kieffer Moore, Harry Souttar and Tom Davies are likely to miss out through injury, while Ben Brereton Diaz is in line for a second Blades debut after rejoining the club on loan from Southampton.
For the Tigers Kasey Palmer, Charlie Hughes, Lewie Coyle, Mohamed Belloumi, Dogukan Sinik and Liam Millar are injured and likely to be absent.
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The stats
Hull have managed to keep things tight at the back recently, conceding three goals in their last four away games.
United have also failed to cut loose in the last few months, failing to find the net more than twice in any of their last 12 games.
The Blades also have the second-best defensive record in the division behind Burnley, allowing just 18 goals in 28 league matches.
Chris Wilder’s men have dominated these opponents in recent years, they have won six and drawn one of the last seven meetings between them and the Tigers.
Prediction
The Blades managed to grind out another win against the ten men of Swansea City on Tuesday evening and there is very little rest for the Blades as they face Hull just three days later.
Chris Wilder’s side have a rock-solid chance of automatic promotion this term, with their challenge built on their solid defensive record, conceding just 18 times in 28 games.
They face a Hull team who have improved under Ruben Selles and who have been much more solid defensively, conceding just three times in their last four away games.
The visitors should be able to keep this one close and it could be a cagey, low-scoring affair, so take under 2.5 goals in this highly important Championship clash.
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