Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Sheffield United FC

Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 12:30 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Chris Basham

Y 67' Oliver Norwood

Samuel Szmodics 70' Y

Sam Gallagher 77' Y

Y 89' John Egan

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 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

Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2022-08-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-02-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Sheffield United FC 2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
28 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–1	W
21 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
18 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
15 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
01 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–0	W
25 Feb	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
18 Feb	Millwall FC	A	2–3	L
15 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–3	L
11 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Sheffield United FC
#13	Position	#10
21	Points	22
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
22	Scored	21
23	Conceded	19
-1	GD	+2
1.40	PPG	1.47
40%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ 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)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Sheffield United FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Blackburn Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Harry Pickering is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
10' Oliver Norwood has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' 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.
25' England international Chris Basham has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Osborn is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
47' It’s a booking for Sheffield United FC player. Chris Basham gets a Yellow card.
52' Sheffield United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
62' Sheffield United FC make a change. Jayden Bogle trudges off to be replaced by George Baldock on 62 minutes.
64' Max Lowe makes way for Ben Osborn at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
66' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Jayden Bogle by George Baldock on 66 minute.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Oliver Norwood on 67 minutes.
70' Samuel Szmodics is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
75' Thomas Doyle gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Oliver Norwood and will look to change the dynamic.
76' The supporters are chanting for Thomas Doyle. He replaces Oliver Norwood on 76 minute.
77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sam Gallagher.
82' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Ben Brereton on, Tyrhys Dolan off on 82 minutes.
87' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
89' John Egan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Blackburn Rovers FC 1-0 Sheffield United FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Ciaran Clark
23
Ben Osborn ↑ 64'
1
Adam Davies
2
George Baldock ↑ 62'
10
Billy Sharp ↑ 75'
22
Thomas Doyle ↑ 75'
28
James McAtee ↑ 62'

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	4
Yuki Ohashi	3
Ben Brereton	3
Harrison Burrows	2
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Oliver Norwood	2
Billy Sharp	2
Thomas Doyle	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-02-28 Leicester City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-02-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-02-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2023-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-03-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2023-02-25 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2023-02-18 Millwall FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC L 2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-11 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.33 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC45% Draw28% Sheffield United FC27%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

55%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw49% Sheffield United FC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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