Sheffield United vs Burnley prediction | 12 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Sheffield United
Ranking: #177 overall, #26 in England

68.2 → 67.6 (-0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 25 Apr Preston (H) 67.9 -0.5
1-2 02 May Derby (A) 67.8 -0.1
0-0 15 Aug Birmingham (H) 67.3 -0.5
0-0 22 Aug Swansea City (A) 67.9 +0.6
2-2 29 Aug Cardiff City (A) 67.6 -0.3
Burnley
Ranking: #170 overall, #24 in England

68.5 → 68.1 (-0.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 18 May Arsenal (A) 68.7 0.0
1-1 24 May Wolves (H) 68.0 -0.7
2-2 16 Aug West Ham (H) 68.9 +0.9
3-1 23 Aug West Brom (A) 68.7 -0.2
4-1 29 Aug Norwich City (A) 68.1 -0.6

Sheffield United vs Burnley: by the numbers

Sheffield United trail Burnley by 7 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 2 in England.

Over their last 10 matches Burnley have moved -0.4 rating points, against -0.6 for Sheffield United.

Last time these teams played, on 21 Apr 2025, Burnley gained 0.4 rating points.

Sheffield United first climbed to joint #44 in our European rankings on 27 Feb 2020.

Burnley first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 79.3 on 30 Nov 2019.