Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Mon 8 May 2023 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Harlee Dean 71' Y

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

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-08 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2022-10-01 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-02-04 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2021-08-07 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L
29 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	0–1	L
18 Apr	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
15 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
10 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Birmingham City FC	A	2–1	W
04 May	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–1	L
29 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	4–1	W
26 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–0	W
22 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L
18 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Sheffield United FC
#10	Position	#13
64	Points	60
46	Played	46
17 / 13 / 16	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
57	Scored	66
56	Conceded	66
+1	GD	+0
1.39	PPG	1.30
37%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Birmingham City FC and Sheffield United FC has kicked off!
5' Billy Sharp needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Sheffield United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield United FC's shape.
45' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Sheffield United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' Sheffield United FC make a change. George Baldock trudges off to be replaced by Sander Berge on 50 minutes.
53' Oliver McBurnie is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
56' James McAtee is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
57' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. James McAtee is withdrawn and William Osula gets his opportunity.
62' Jobe Bellingham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
65' Marc Roberts gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Auston Trusty and will look to change the dynamic.
66' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Lukas Jutkiewicz exits the field as Troy Deeney enters on 66.
71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harlee Dean.
74' The crowd applauds John Fleck as he leaves the pitch. Oliver Norwood steps in for Sheffield United FC.
79' GOAL! Dion Sanderson fires home to make it 1-2!
80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dion Sanderson makes it 2-2.
84' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Alfie Chang comes on to replace Harlee Dean.
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sheffield United FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Troy Deeney ↑ 66'
4
Marc Roberts ↑ 65'
38
Zachary Jeacock
6
Hannibal Mejbri ↑ 66'
42
Alfie Chang ↑ 84'
19
Jordan James ↑ 66'

Coach John Eustace

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Oliver Norwood ↑ 74'
10
Billy Sharp ↑ 57'
8
Sander Berge ↑ 50'
18
Wesley Foderingham
32
William Osula ↑ 57'
35
Andre Brooks
38
Jili Buyabu ↑ 74'

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oliver McBurnie	2
Dion Sanderson	2
James McAtee	1
Michael Morrison	1
Enda Stevens	1
Maxime Colin	1
Lyle Taylor	1
Jayden Bogle	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-05-08 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2023-04-29 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-04-22 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackpool FC L 2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-04-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2023-05-08 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2023-05-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-04-29 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-04-22 Manchester City FC 3–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-04-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.29 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Sheffield United FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC35% Draw29% Sheffield United FC36%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

65%

Birmingham City FC or Sheffield United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC27% Draw49% Sheffield United FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.3%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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