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Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Wed 10 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt McGrath
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

Head-to-Head

1
5
3
Birmingham City FC 9 games · Avg 1.8 goals Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
06 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–3 L
16 Mar Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
13 Mar Millwall FC H 0–2 L
10 Mar Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
06 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
30 Mar Bristol City FC H 2–3 L
16 Mar Leeds United FC A 1–0 W
12 Mar Brentford FC H 2–0 W
09 Mar Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Sheffield United FC
#10 Position #18
11 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
12 Scored 9
11 Conceded 11
+1 GD -2
1.38 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 25%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sheffield United FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Sheffield United FC
Patrick Bamford 2 G 1 A
Thomas Cannon 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Birmingham City FC welcome Sheffield United FC for this crunch clash at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
  • 5' Gary Gardner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 388 appearances.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 388 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' England international Billy Sharp has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for David Davis.
  • 38' Against the run of play, Enda Stevens has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 42' Goal! Michael Morrison scores his 20 goal in 388 matches.
  • 47' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 52' David McGoldrick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Che Adams made 388 appearances and scored 85 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Connor Mahoney has done his job and it is now time for Jota Peleteiro to step up.
  • 65' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Kristian Pedersen will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Sheffield United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Sheffield United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 83' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. David Davis is withdrawn and Craig Gardner gets his opportunity.
  • 88' John Egan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield United FC tonight.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC37% Draw33% Sheffield United FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
63%
Birmingham City FC or Sheffield United FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC25% Draw55% Sheffield United FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.1%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.4%
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.