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Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd prediction

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Round
Round of 32
Venue
Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
Referee
B. Speedie

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Form

Recent form

Fleetwood Town
62Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · +3 goal difference

Sheffield Utd
51Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Sheffield Utd or Draw

BetGenius backs Sheffield Utd or Draw (Double Chance) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

74%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Fleetwood Town welcome Sheffield Utd to Highbury Stadium for an EFL Cup Round of 32 tie, with both clubs carrying consistent scoring form into this knockout fixture. Fleetwood enter the contest on a five-match unbeaten run across all competitions, recording two wins and three draws while finding the net ten times across those games.

Sheffield Utd travel having scored ten goals across their last five matches, posting three victories, one draw, and one defeat. On the road, the visitors have produced strong attacking displays, winning two and drawing one of their previous three away fixtures.

While Fleetwood have been difficult to beat on home soil, Sheffield Utd possess proven offensive potency on their travels, creating the conditions for a competitive cup encounter where the visitors hold the upper hand.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last three away matches, securing two wins and one draw.
  2. Fleetwood Town have gone unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions.
  3. Sheffield Utd have scored in each of their last five matches, producing ten total goals.
  4. Fleetwood Town have found the net in all five of their previous fixtures.
  5. Sheffield Utd will be without T. Chong and R. One due to injury, while H. Burrows and F. Seriki are unavailable.
Availability

Team news

Fleetwood Town

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Sheffield Utd

  • F. SerikiKnee Injury
  • J. ShackletonHealth problems
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Fleetwood Town at homeSheffield Utd away
6
Played
6
2-3-1
W-D-L
2-2-2
1.2
Scored /game
1.3
0.7
Conceded /game
1.3
50%
Clean sheets
33%
17%
Failed to score
17%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 2.5 goals per game (Fleetwood Town at home plus Sheffield Utd away).

Players

Key players this season

Fleetwood Town

  • C. Evans3G
  • M. Helm2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

History

Head-to-head

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2
Fleetwood Town
4
Draws
1
Sheffield Utd

Fleetwood Town have won 2 of the last 7 meetings, averaging 2.3 goals a game.

  • 2017-01-24Sheffield Utd0-2Fleetwood Town
  • 2016-10-01Fleetwood Town1-1Sheffield Utd
  • 2016-03-05Fleetwood Town2-2Sheffield Utd
  • 2015-11-10Fleetwood Town0-0Sheffield Utd
  • 2015-10-20Sheffield Utd3-0Fleetwood Town
BetGenius

Our record in EFL Cup

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Predictions

1 published market

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Double Chance
Sheffield Utd or Draw
74%
Confidence

Sheffield Utd have remained unbeaten across their last three away fixtures, winning twice and drawing once while scoring six goals in that stretch. They have found the net in all five of their most recent matches across all competitions. Although Fleetwood Town are in solid form and unbeaten in five games, Sheffield Utd have shown reliable output on the road. Backing the visitors to win or draw covers both an away victory and a level scoreline at full-time.

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Published September 15, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.