After winning the first leg of this play-off tie 3-0 at Ashton Gate, Sheffield United are now unbeaten across their last eight games across all competitions against Bristol City (W6 D2). In that time, the Blades have kept five clean sheets in total. SaWZ\Q

Bristol City have failed to win any of their last four away games across all competitions against Sheffield United, though three of their last four victories overall against the Blades have come at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United have lost each of their last two home EFL play-off fixtures (2-1 vs Nottingham Forest in 2022 & 2-1 vs Swindon Town in 2015), after going unbeaten across their first seven matches at Bramall Lane beforehand (W5 D2).

In the history of the EFL play-offs just 10 of 60 teams have progressed from the semi-final stage after losing their first leg on home soil, though no side has ever come back from a three-goal margin of defeat at home in the first leg to reach the final.  

Throughout the regular season in the Championship, Sheffield United kept 12 clean sheets across their 23 home league games, with only top two sides Leeds (14) and Burnley (15) managing more.

During the regular season, Bristol City won just four of their 23 away Championship games, with only five sides in the division managing fewer. Amongst the teams who finished in the top six in 2024-25, they faced the most shots (328), shots on target (106) and recorded the highest xG against tally (32.3) on their travels.

In the first leg of this play-off tie, Sheffield United recorded 2.77 xG in total, their second-highest tally in any Championship match this season after their 3-0 win over Oxford United in November (3.56 xG).

Gustavo Hamer created four chances for Sheffield United in the first leg of this play-off tie, the eighth time that he’s recorded 4+ chances created in a Championship match this term. Across the second tier this season, that’s the joint-most of any player alongside Luton Town’s Alfie Doughty.