Sheffield Utd v Wrexham prediction

Championship · Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:00 GMT · Bramall Lane

Updated 28 Oct 2026, 20:36 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sheffield Utd · Wrexham · Head-to-head

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TACTIX’s model makes Home or Draw the free pick for Sheffield Utd v Wrexham, Championship on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:00 GMT.

Free pick

Home or Draw

Best price: 1.47 at Betano

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Draw in the last 90 days, 75.9% of 1635 landed (95% range 73.8–77.9%); it had given them 75% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Sheffield Utd host Wrexham in the Championship on Friday 30 October (kick-off 20:00 UK); the model’s free pick is Sheffield Utd or the draw, a Bronze-tier call.

The key numbers

Sheffield Utd have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Nine of Sheffield Utd’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in eight of Sheffield Utd’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). At home, Sheffield Utd have two wins, two draws and two defeats in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 1.33 points per game, scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.17. Sheffield Utd have scored 16 goals, the 12th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far). Sheffield Utd have conceded 15 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Eight of Wrexham’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in 10 of Wrexham’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, Wrexham have one win, three draws and four defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.75 points per game, scoring 0.75 and conceding 1.75. Wrexham have scored 15 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far). Wrexham have conceded 18 goals, the 10th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Sheffield Utd (12th) and Wrexham (17th) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Sheffield Utd the stronger side, 7 rating points above Wrexham (Sheffield Utd 1469, Wrexham 1462, after at least 58 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 21 March 2026, finished Sheffield Utd 1–2 Wrexham.

Team news

Predicted Sheffield Utd XI (4-2-3-1): M. Cooper, J. Tanganga, L. Kitching, H. Burrows, M. McGuinness, K. Phillips, T. Chong, S. Peck, B. Brereton, O. Arblaster, T. Cannon — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, C. O'Hare (4.5 per match over five appearances, two goals) and Kalvin Phillips (4.0 per match over 10 appearances, one goal and two assists) have been Sheffield Utd’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Sheffield Utd (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), C. O'Hare averages 1.4 shots per 90 over 1045 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances. Kalvin Phillips averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 562 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Wrexham XI (3-4-2-1): A. Patterson, D. Hyam, C. Doyle, J. Worrall, B. Whiteman, J. Ekomié, M. James, I. Kaboré, G. Dobson, O. Rathbone, C. O'Hare — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Callum Doyle (4.5 per match over 12 appearances, one goal) and Kieffer Moore (4.3 per match over 13 appearances, five goals and one assist) have been Wrexham’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Wrexham (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Callum Doyle averages 1.8 tackles per 90 over 1080 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last 10 appearances. Kieffer Moore averages 2.5 shots per 90 over 1031 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:00 GMT · Championship · Bramall Lane
Referee: David Webb
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 5): Sheffield Utd 2 · draws 1 · Wrexham 2 · 5.4 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 2W 1D 2L · Wrexham 2W 1D 2L

Sheffield Utd v Wrexham (Championship): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 28 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 5.25

Corners

against 6.25 / 4 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 3.13

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 1.25

Cards

against 2.5 / 2.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 24 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Wrexham for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.63 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.63 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.75 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.13 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.88 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Goalkeeper

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Cooper	14	901260 min	453.2 /90	120.9 /90	00 /90
A. Davies	1	9090 min	44 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Cooper n 8	90	3 7/6

Sheffield Utd Defensive

Sheffield Utd — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Tanganga	14	901260 min	130.9 /90	181.3 /90	110.8 /90	805.7 /90	80.6 /90	40.3 /90
M. McGuinness	11	78861 min	111.1 /90	121.3 /90	70.7 /90	454.7 /90	90.9 /90	10.1 /90
S. McCallum	11	70766 min	182.1 /90	141.6 /90	20.2 /90	8510 /90	80.9 /90	30.4 /90
Liam Kitching	8	90720 min	162 /90	141.8 /90	40.5 /90	354.4 /90	101.3 /90	40.5 /90
H. Choudhury	8	72573 min	193 /90	152.4 /90	50.8 /90	335.2 /90	60.9 /90	00 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.8 5/1	1 5/2	—
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
T. Cannon n 8	68.4	0.8 5/0	0.7 2/1	—
Sydie Peck n 8	74.4	1.8 6/4	1.4 5/2	—
P. Bamford n 8	73.4	1.5 6/3	1.2 6/1	—
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Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	1.3 7/3
T. Cannon n 8	68.4	0.8 5/0
Sydie Peck n 8	74.4	1.4 5/3
P. Bamford n 8	73.4	0.5 2/1
O. Arblaster n 8	55.9	1.6 4/2
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Sheffield Utd Attacking

Sheffield Utd — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Cannon	14	67932 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	222.1 /90	111.1 /90	90.9 /90	40.4 /90
P. Bamford	12	71857 min	60.6 /90	10.1 /90	161.7 /90	80.8 /90	70.7 /90	20.2 /90
T. Campbell	6	57342 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90	61.6 /90	20.5 /90
J. Ayew	4	38150 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.2 /90	00 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90
R. Oné	1	2020 min	00 /90	14.5 /90	14.5 /90	00 /90	29 /90	00 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.5 4/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Cannon n 8	68.4	2.3 6/4	1.2 4/2
Sydie Peck n 8	74.4	1.5 6/3	0.9 5/1
P. Bamford n 8	73.4	1.4 5/3	0.9 4/2
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Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Cannon n 8	68.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Sydie Peck n 8	74.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
P. Bamford n 8	73.4	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
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Wrexham

Wrexham Goalkeeper

Wrexham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Patterson	12	901080 min	292.4 /90	181.5 /90	00 /90
D. Ward	1	9090 min	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Wrexham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Patterson n 8	90	2.6 6/5
D. Ward n 8	89.9	2.5 7/3

Wrexham Defensive

Wrexham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
D. Hyam	13	841091 min	131.1 /90	121 /90	80.7 /90	504.1 /90	141.2 /90	50.4 /90
C. Doyle	12	901080 min	221.8 /90	211.8 /90	80.7 /90	736.1 /90	80.7 /90	20.2 /90
Z. Vyner	9	86773 min	121.4 /90	80.9 /90	40.5 /90	283.3 /90	70.8 /90	10.1 /90
J. Worrall	4	84337 min	41.1 /90	20.5 /90	30.8 /90	143.7 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
M. Cleworth	3	70210 min	31.3 /90	52.1 /90	10.4 /90	125.1 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90
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Wrexham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Hyam n 8	80.1	1.3 4/4	0.7 4/1	—
B. Whiteman n 8	86.8	1 6/2	0.1 1/0	—
K. Moore n 8	64.1	1.2 6/1	3 8/6	—
S. Smith n 8	50.4	0.9 4/0	1.6 4/2	—
C. Doyle n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.8 5/1	—
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Wrexham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Hyam n 8	80.1	1 5/2
B. Whiteman n 8	86.8	1.3 6/4
K. Moore n 8	64.1	0.9 4/1
S. Smith n 8	50.4	0.2 1/0
C. Doyle n 8	90	2 7/6
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Wrexham Attacking

Wrexham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
K. Moore	13	63818 min	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	252.8 /90	131.4 /90	111.2 /90	131.4 /90
S. Smith	13	43557 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	121.9 /90	50.8 /90	30.5 /90	20.3 /90
C. O'Hare	8	82654 min	00 /90	00 /90	131.8 /90	40.6 /90	81.1 /90	71 /90
J. Windass	6	43260 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	41.4 /90	10.3 /90	41.4 /90	10.3 /90
N. Broadhead	4	74296 min	00 /90	00 /90	51.5 /90	10.3 /90	51.5 /90	72.1 /90
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Wrexham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Hyam n 8	80.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
B. Whiteman n 8	86.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
K. Moore n 8	64.1	3 7/5	1.4 6/1
S. Smith n 8	50.4	1.3 4/2	0.4 1/1
C. Doyle n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
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Wrexham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Hyam n 8	80.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Whiteman n 8	86.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
K. Moore n 8	64.1	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
S. Smith n 8	50.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Patterson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sheffield Utd v Wrexham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield UtdLWLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

WrexhamWDLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Sheffield Utd 2 · 1 draw · Wrexham 2 · 5.4 goals/game

2026-03-21 Sheffield Utd 1–2 Wrexham
2025-12-26 Wrexham 5–3 Sheffield Utd
2024-08-13 Sheffield Utd 4–2 Wrexham
2023-02-07 Sheffield Utd 3–1 Wrexham
2023-01-29 Wrexham 3–3 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2026/27

Sheffield Utd#12 pos16 pts12 pl+1 GD

Wrexham#17 pos14 pts12 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.33

Wrexham scored1.25

Sheffield Utd conceded1.25

Wrexham conceded1.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is predicted to win Sheffield Utd v Wrexham?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sheffield Utd v Wrexham is Home or Draw (best price 1.47 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Wrexham?: In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 2, Wrexham won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 5.4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Wrexham?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 2W 1D 2L; Wrexham 2W 1D 2L.

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