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

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Championship · 2022-23

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Sheffield United FC

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

Harlee Dean 71' Y

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 9 games · Avg 1.8 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	#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' KICK OFF: Birmingham City FC gets underway.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 370 games and scored 441 goals.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Billy Sharp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' 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.
25' Sheffield United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Lukas Jutkiewicz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield United FC backline.
50' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. George Baldock is withdrawn and Sander Berge gets his opportunity.
53' Oliver McBurnie does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield United FC surge ahead!
56' James McAtee is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
57' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. James McAtee departs to be replaced by William Osula.
62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dion Sanderson made 347 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' Marc Roberts is replacing Auston Trusty for the Birmingham City FC side.
66' Troy Deeney is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lukas Jutkiewicz at the 66 minute mark.
71' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
74' Oliver Norwood is replacing John Fleck for the Sheffield United FC side.
79' The England Dion Sanderson breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 1-2!
80' Dion Sanderson doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
84' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Harlee Dean has done his job and it is now time for Alfie Chang to step up.
89' It looks surprising Sheffield United FC does not make any changes. Sander Berge has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

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
Dion Sanderson	2
Oliver McBurnie	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

1 / 4

1.32 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Sheffield United FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC38% Draw30% Sheffield United FC32%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

62%

Birmingham City FC or Sheffield United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC29% Draw50% Sheffield United FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 0

10.8%

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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