Sheffield United and Sunderland have gone through a long journey to enter the play-off final, thereby finding the final ticket to the Premier League for the 2025-2026 season.
Sheffield United are considered to be superior to their opponents at the moment. Coach Chris Wilder's team had a relatively easy semi-final series when defeating Bristol City with a total score of 6-0. They are currently on a 4-match unbeaten streak.
Sheffield United's defense is in form with 3/4 of the most recent clean sheets, despite facing a total of 25 shots. They are also the club with the third most clean sheets in the Championship this season (24 times), behind only two teams directly promoted, Burnley and Leeds.
Meanwhile, the attack of the home team at Bramall Lane played relatively well, scoring 9 goals, thanks to the brilliance of Moore, O'Hare and Hamer.
For Sunderland, they had a much harder time facing Coventry in the semi-finals. It was not until Ballard scored in the second minute of extra time that coach Regis Le Bris's team had a final victory.
More broadly, Sunderland are not in good form with only 1 win in the last 8 matches and 5 losses. During that time, they have gone through 5 failed matches and scored only 4 goals.
Head-to-head record is leaning towards Sheffield United. The South Yorkshire club have beaten Sunderland in five of their last seven meetings, scoring 11 goals and conceding six.
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