Sheffield United vs Stoke City Prediction: Sheffield lost two before international break

Sheffield United will welcome Stoke City at Bramall Lane in Game Week 12 of the English Championship. Sheffield lost two in a row just before international break. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

Sheffield United look to bounce back in winning ways at Bramall Lane this Saturday as they push their effort on further promotion in Championship. The team has faced its first losses of the season after the international break, resulting in a string of defeats going into Leeds United and Middlesbrough in their last two matches.

Sheffield United began the campaign on minus two points but has made an excellent start to the season with six wins and three draws from their opening nine, keeping the only unbeaten run in the division. Only three goals have been conceded in those nine matches, which is an essential factor behind their successful beginning of the campaign.

The damage is done and Sheffield United are three points behind both leaders but they fall only due to two consecutive defeats. The team will look forward to their home game where they hope to bounce back to winning form. Manager Chris Wilder should motivate the team to forget all the last disappointing games and return in a path of upward movement toward a promotion.

Cooper; Gilchrist, Souttar, Ahmedhodzic, Burrows; Souza, Arblaster; Rak-Sakyi, O'Hare, Brooks; Moore

They will face a more significant challenge as they travel to Yorkshire in the hope of continuing their recent improved form. Stoke City had a disastrous opening to the Championship season but with Narcis Pelach, have now strung together four consecutive games without defeat. Since taking over from Steven Schumacher last September, Pelach oversaw a 6-1 triumph against Portsmouth and a 0-0 draw with Swansea City as the international break approached. Stoke City again has been drawing three times in a row, but that brings confidence back into their veins, hopefully, into a winning spree as well to rise fast through the league table. They are now just two points adrift of the top half of the table and will be confident enough to stretch their unbeaten run to five matches.

Johansson; Wilmot, Rose, Gibson, Bocat; Thompson, Moran; Manhoef, Koumas, Junho; Cannon

Sheffield United shall need some solace after back-to-back defeats. However, the solidity on the way to this side's defense, especially at home, is a good basis for them to recover just in time and collect all three points on the upcoming weekend.