Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd Prediction

Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 16/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.7 / 10
AI Best Pick
80%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.20
SignalSTRONGModel58%SurpriseHighGap-3.0%
Fleetwood Town Rest
4 days
Sheffield Utd Rest
3 days

Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd: the result in context

Fleetwood Town beat Sheffield Utd 1-0 in the League Cup on 16 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
11%5.00
X
32%4.00
2
57%1.65
Double Chance
1X
43%2.23
X2
89%1.18
Both Teams to Score
Yes
53%1.67
No
47%2.10
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.09 + 1.63 = 2.72
Over 1.5
85%1.20
Over 2.5
55%1.67
Over 3.5
37%2.59
Under 1.5
15%4.25
Under 2.5
45%2.18
Under 3.5
63%1.44
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

23'Lewis McCannFoul
53'Ched EvansFoul
57'Rhys Norrington-DaviesOG
58'Jaïro Riedewald INJordan Ayew out
58'Tyrese Campbell INBen Brereton out
68'Joe Rothwell INSydie Peck out
68'Matt Doherty INJamie Shackleton out
71'Ched Evans INRonan Coughlan out
71'Aaron Loupalo-Bi INWill davies out
79'Crispin McLean INAdam Murphy out
83'Oliver Arblaster INPatrick Bamford out
89'Mark Helm INConor Haughey out
90+1'Rhys Norrington-DaviesFoul

Lineups

Fleetwood Town
3-1-4-2Coach: M. Lawlor
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2Coach: Chris Wilder
Avg rating6.47
Avg rating6.54
J. Lynch6.81J. Lynch
S. Rooney6.726S. Rooney
R. Bennett6.26R. Bennett
F. Potter6.15F. Potter
H. Neal6.44H. Neal
L. McCann6.814L. McCann
C. McLean6.127C. McLean
M. Helm6.710M. Helm
D. Andrew6.43D. Andrew
C. Evans6.117C. Evans
A. Loupalo-Bi6.920A. Loupalo-Bi
M. Cooper7.71M. Cooper
M. Doherty7.12M. Doherty
J. Tanganga7.15J. Tanganga
M. McGuinness7.025M. McGuinness
R. Norrington-Davies5.130R. Norrington-Davies
R. Donovan6.711R. Donovan
J. Riedewald6.844J. Riedewald
J. Rothwell6.07J. Rothwell
O. Arblaster6.44O. Arblaster
T. Cannon6.39T. Cannon
T. Campbell6.223T. Campbell

Fleetwood Town Substitutes

16Conor Haughey89'for Mark Helm6.5
22J. Pradic
15A. Murphy79'for Crispin McLean6.5
19R. Coughlan71'for Ched Evans6.6
28J. Robertson
29R. Cirino
9W. Davies71'for Aaron Loupalo-Bi6.4
36J. Dempsey
11Joshua Thomas

Sheffield Utd Substitutes

45P. Bamford83'for Oliver Arblaster6.3
33J. Baptiste
22B. Brereton58'for Tyrese Campbell6.5
8H. Choudhury
17A. Davies
15L. Kitching
42Sydie Peck68'for Joe Rothwell6.6
16J. Shackleton68'for Matt Doherty6.3
10J. Ayew58'for Jaïro Riedewald6.7

Match Stats

Fleetwood TownSheffield Utd
34%Ball Possession66%
4Corner Kicks5
2Yellow Cards1
11Total Shots10
5Shots on Goal4
6Shots off Goal3
7Shots Inside Box9
4Shots Outside Box1
0Blocked Shots3
13Fouls10
1Offsides6
3Goalkeeper Saves6
292Total Passes588
213Passes Accurate507
10Free Kicks13

Team Comparison

Fleetwood TownFleetwood Town
Sheffield UtdSheffield Utd
1540Elo Rating 1656
1.36Attack 1.45
1.35Defense 2.27
17%Hit Rate 61%
11.6Shots per Game 15.6
4.0Shots on Target 5.1
5.1Corners per Game 5.7
2.6Cards per Game 2.1

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend
⚠️Home Rotation Risk70%
⚠️Away Rotation Risk90%

Game State Tendencies

Fleetwood TownFleetwood Town
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Sheffield UtdSheffield Utd
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time

Recent Form

Fleetwood TownFleetwood Town
4W5D1L
12/09/2026
Newport CountyFleetwood Town
11
D
05/09/2026
Fleetwood TownShrewsbury
20
W
01/09/2026
Fleetwood TownOldham
11
D
29/08/2026
GrimsbyFleetwood Town
22
D
25/08/2026
Fleetwood TownShrewsbury
40
W
22/08/2026
Fleetwood TownGillingham
00
D
15/08/2026
ChesterfieldFleetwood Town
01
W
08/08/2026
Fleetwood TownChesterfield
10
W
01/08/2026
HartlepoolFleetwood Town
10
L
28/07/2026
Fleetwood TownBolton
11
D
Sheffield UtdSheffield Utd
4W4D2L
13/09/2026
Sheffield UtdWolves
01
L
08/09/2026
BlackburnSheffield Utd
12
W
05/09/2026
Sheffield UtdNorwich
13
L
01/09/2026
Sheffield UtdBolton
32
W
29/08/2026
CardiffSheffield Utd
22
D
25/08/2026
BlackburnSheffield Utd
12
W
22/08/2026
SwanseaSheffield Utd
00
D
15/08/2026
Sheffield UtdBirmingham
00
D
09/08/2026
Mansfield TownSheffield Utd
03
W
01/08/2026
VfL BochumSheffield Utd
00
D

Bracket

Round of 128
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Cambridge United0
Millwall1
Nottingham Forest0
Leeds2
Bradford04
Burnley02
On penalties
Chelsea2
Luton0
Fulham3
AFC Wimbledon0
Sunderland
Seeded
Crystal Palace
Seeded
Bournemouth
Seeded
Arsenal
Seeded
Liverpool
Seeded
Aston Villa
Seeded
Manchester United
Seeded
Brighton
Seeded
Manchester City
Seeded

About the Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd forecast

As a knockout tie in the League Cup, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About League Cup

More League Cup fixtures and forecasts are on the League Cup Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

Sheffield Utd have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Fleetwood Town and Sheffield Utd have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.