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Championship · 2025Bramall Lane

Sheffield United 3–3 Swansea City · Championship

3–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Sheffield United and Swansea City drew 3–3.

Shots
138
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
1.041.96
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sheffield United and Swansea City drew 3–3. Recorded in this match (Sheffield United – Swansea City): shots 13–8, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 1.04–1.96, possession 48%–52%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Swansea City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Swansea City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.18 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.18 goals/match1.3 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Sheffield United have a visible home split

moderate

Sheffield United's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.5 shots/match13.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots8 shotsSheffield United 13 shots, Swansea City 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsSheffield United 4 shots, Swansea City 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.04 xG1.96 xGSheffield United 1.04 xG, Swansea City 1.96 xG
  • Possession48%52%Sheffield United 48%, Swansea City 52%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersSheffield United 4 corners, Swansea City 2 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsSheffield United 13 fouls, Swansea City 11 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Gustavo Hamer · Sheffield United · 67′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Hamer · Sheffield United · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHarrison Burrows · Sheffield United · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndre Brooks · Sheffield United · 28′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedThomas Cannon · Sheffield United · 64′ · 0.03 xG · goalMelker Widell · Swansea City · 52′ · 0.04 xG · on targetFemi Seriki · Sheffield United · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Bamford · Sheffield United · 45′ · 0.05 xG · on targetŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJaphet Tanganga · Sheffield United · 85′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Hamer · Sheffield United · 16′ · 0.06 xG · goalGustavo Hamer · Sheffield United · 44′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Bamford · Sheffield United · 63′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Nunes · Swansea City · 80′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 36′ · 0.09 xG · on targetPatrick Bamford · Sheffield United · 41′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 52′ · 0.20 xG · on targetAdam Idah · Swansea City · 75′ · 0.21 xG · goalHarrison Burrows · Sheffield United · 53′ · 0.41 xG · goalJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 82′ · 0.55 xG · goalŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 24′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sheffield United: 13 shots, 4 on target, 1.05 xG. Swansea City: 8 shots, 6 on target, 2.03 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Gustavo Hamer · Sheffield United · 16′Harrison Burrows · Sheffield United · 53′Thomas Cannon · Sheffield United · 64′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 24′Adam Idah · Swansea City · 75′Ji-sung Eom · Swansea City · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sheffield United 1.05 xG · Swansea City 2.03 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Sheffield United
0Draws
1Swansea City
Swansea City — Sheffield United · Championship1–0
Swansea City — Sheffield United · Championship1–2
Sheffield United — Swansea City · Championship1–0
Sheffield United — Swansea City · Championship3–0
Swansea City — Sheffield United · Championship0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sheffield United favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Swansea City in 2 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sheffield United40 matchesSwansea City40 matches
1.43 goals/match ▲Goals scored40/401.18 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed40/40▲ 1.3 goals/match
1.52 xG/match ▲Expected goals40/401.05 xG/match
13.2 shots/match ▲Shots39/3912.4 shots/match
4.05 shots/match ▲Shots on target39/393.82 shots/match
51.4%Possession39/39● 55.4%
6.64 corners/match ●Corners39/394.56 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls38/3810 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples40 / 40home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSheffield UnitedSwansea City
CompetitionChampionshipChampionship 2025/26
Head-to-headSheffield United — Swansea City
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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