Sheffield United vs Oldham Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

After a slow start to the campaign, Sheffield United are finally starting to live up to their name as League One big boys and are beginning to look a real favourite for promotion. Having won six on the bounce not so long ago, The Blades did suffer a slight blip in losing and drawing to Walsall and Charlton, but they’ve since bounced back with two solid victories. Against a lacklustre Oldham side, the hosts can continue their good form.

At odds of 6/5, ‘Sheffield United -1 Handicap’ is a good way to play this fixture. The hosts have looked very strong going forward during this campaign, while Oldham have often failed to threaten teams in the final third. A reasonably comfortable Sheffield United victory should be on the cards here.

The Blades have won eight of their 11 home matches, and although they’ve only won by a two goal gap on three occasions, the fact that they’ve scored plenty, while Oldham simply have not, bodes well. Sheffield United have scored at least twice on six occasions at home, While Oldham have scored just eight goals on the road all season, failing to score on five occasions.

Considering their poor attacking efforts, it shouldn’t take much for the hosts to keep the visitors at bay. If this is achieved (it really should be) then Sheffield United are likely to get plenty of attacking joy at the other end and are expected to secure a comfortable festive victory in front of their own fans.