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

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Championship · 2022-23

Birmingham City FC

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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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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
#1	Position	#10
29	Points	22
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
28	Scored	21
14	Conceded	19
+14	GD	+2
1.93	PPG	1.47
53%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sheffield United FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	5 G	1 A
Sydie Peck	4 G	2 A
Thomas Cannon	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium as Birmingham City FC face off against Sheffield United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Oliver Norwood has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 380 appearances.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Chris Basham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Sheffield United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Sheffield United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Sheffield United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
50' Sander Berge gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces George Baldock and will look to change the dynamic.
53' GOAL! Oliver McBurnie fires home to make it 0-1!
56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and James McAtee makes no mistake. 0-2!
57' The whistle greets James McAtee as he departs to be replaced by William Osula.
62' Birmingham City FC have won 439 goals from 397 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Marc Roberts comes on to replace Auston Trusty.
66' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Lukas Jutkiewicz by Troy Deeney on 66 minute.
71' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
74' Sheffield United FC make a change. John Fleck trudges off to be replaced by Oliver Norwood on 74 minutes.
79' Dion Sanderson doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
80' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dion Sanderson makes no mistake. 2-2!
84' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 84 minute. Harlee Dean leaves to be changed by Alfie Chang.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
Full Time. Sheffield United FC beats 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

1.43 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Sheffield United FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC41% Draw29% Sheffield United FC30%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

59%

Birmingham City FC or Sheffield United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC32% Draw49% Sheffield United FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

11.6%

0 – 0

11%

2 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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