Burnley vs Sheffield United prediction | 1 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


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
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 vs Sheffield United: by the numbers

Burnley sit 7 places above Sheffield United in our European rankings, and 2 places above them in England.

Burnley arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving -0.4 rating points over their last 10 matches against Sheffield United's -0.6.

Burnley gained 0.4 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 21 Apr 2025.

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

The highest Sheffield United have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #44, first reached on 27 Feb 2020.