Stoke City desperately need points on Saturday, Feb 20 at 4:00 PM in the Championship. With the team sitting in the bottom three, this is quickly becoming a must-win situation.

Sheffield United come into this fixture in mixed form (0W 2D 0L). Stoke City travel out of form (0W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Sheffield United here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Stoke City, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in Stoke City won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Sheffield United a slight edge, but Stoke City are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.