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Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield United Prediction - 16 September 2026

League CupEnglandFull time
Fleetwood Town
1-0
Sheffield United

Our pick:Under 3.5 goals

72%Odds 1.47Won

Correct score1-1Alternative0-1

Bookmaker odds

Home5.56price rising, opened at 5.15
Draw3.82price falling, opened at 4.12
Away1.64price rising, opened at 1.62
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Total goals
Over 1.51.25price rising, opened at 1.17
Under 1.53.96price falling, opened at 4.30
Over 2.51.82price rising, opened at 1.68
Under 2.51.99price falling, opened at 2.19
Over 3.52.99price rising, opened at 2.59
Under 3.51.39price falling, opened at 1.43
Both teams to score
Yes1.71price rising, opened at 1.68
No2.14price rising, opened at 2.08
Odd/Even
Odd1.96price rising, opened at 1.87
Even1.84price rising, opened at 1.83
Handicap
Home +11.80
Away -12.02

What is the prediction for Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield United?

Our correct score is 1-1, then 0-1. Fleetwood Town are in better form heading into this match.

Methodology

Match highlights

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Match analysis

Both sides' combined scoring rate of 4.0 goals a game runs above the line, but Superior still backs Under 3.5 goals, priced at 1.47 and rated 69 percent, for Fleetwood Town's League Cup tie with Sheffield United on 16 September. An extra rest day for Fleetwood is part of the reasoning.

An extra rest day, and a cup tie that favours caution

Fleetwood's four days of recovery against Sheffield United's three is the clearer scheduling edge, and it arrives in a League Cup fixture where the lower-division side has more incentive to keep the game tight than open it up. Fleetwood's own scoreline sample includes three matches with two total goals or fewer, and Sheffield United, despite a raw average of 2.0 goals a game, have needed a shootout-style match in only one of their last five, a 3-2 win.

Sheffield United's last five already include three high-scoring games

Sheffield United's own sample includes a 1-3 defeat, a 3-2 win and a 2-2 draw, three matches with four total goals or more inside five games, and Fleetwood's 4-0 win two matches ago shows their own attack can produce a lopsided scoreline too. If either side's higher-scoring version turns up in this cup tie, four goals is reached quickly and the Under 3.5 line does not survive.

Written by the Superior Football Desk

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  • Goals: Under 2.5Won2.21
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After full time

Top five correct scores

  1. 1-19.7%Our score
  2. 0-110.1%Alternative
  3. 1-09.5%
  4. 1-28.7%
  5. 2-18.0%

Top five combined: 46.0%

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Score Matrix

HomeFleetwood TownxG1.04
AwaySheffield UnitedxG1.64
0
1
2
3
4
5
6+
0
5.5%
9.5%
6.2%
3.0%
1.1%
0.4%
<0.1%
1
10%
9.7%
8.0%
3.3%
1.0%
0.3%
<0.1%
2
7.5%
8.7%
4.2%
2.2%
0.6%
0.2%
<0.1%
3
3.9%
4.1%
2.6%
0.8%
0.3%
<0.1%
<0.1%
4
1.5%
1.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
5
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
6+
0.2%
0.2%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%

Goals and BTTS chances

Both teams to score Yes 50.5%49.5% No
Over 1.5 74.8%25.2% Under 1.5
Over 2.5 51.4%48.6% Under 2.5
Over 3.5 27.8%72.2% Under 3.5

Combos

Combos

Fleetwood Town win and over 2.5 goals20.8%
Fleetwood Town win and both teams score16.2%
Sheffield United win and over 2.5 goals25.5%
Draw and under 2.5 goals15.3%
Outcome markets
Fleetwood Town or draw56.9%
Sheffield United or draw63.4%
Either team wins79.6%
Draw no bet: Fleetwood Town45.9%
Draw no bet: Sheffield United54.1%
Fleetwood Town win to nil20.4%
Sheffield United win to nil23.6%
Team goals
Fleetwood Town to score70.8%
Sheffield United to score74.1%
Fleetwood Town over 1.5 goals36.5%
Sheffield United over 1.5 goals41.6%
Fleetwood Town clean sheet25.9%
Sheffield United clean sheet29.2%

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Today's acca

1 games, total odds 1.35

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Fleetwood Town: 3-1-4-2(predicted)Sheffield United: 4-4-2(predicted)
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