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

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Championship · 2018-19

Sheffield United FC

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Birmingham City FC

Wed 19 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Jack O'Connell 90' Y

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Sheffield United FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Matt McGrath
Referee Oliver Langford
Referee Shaun Hudson
Referee Gavin Ward

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

Sheffield United FC 9 games · Avg 1.8 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-19 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	0–0	D
15 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Sep	Aston Villa FC	H	4–1	W
25 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	3–0	W
18 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W
11 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
01 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
25 Aug	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–2	D
22 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
17 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sheffield United FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' Leon Clarke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield United FC so far.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' John Fleck has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Connor Mahoney is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield United FC.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield United FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield United FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' 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.
40' Charlie Lakin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
50' 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.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield United FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! David McGoldrick comes on to replace Conor Washington.
66' Birmingham City FC have won 422 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Omar Bogle is hanging Che Adams on the field on 69 minute.
70' Leon Clarke makes way for Billy Sharp at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
75' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
77' Ben Woodburn is replacing Mark Duffy for the Sheffield United FC side.
78' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jacques Maghoma is replaced by Connor Mahoney.
83' Birmingham City 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.
88' Jota Peleteiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
89' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Charlie Lakin departs to be replaced by Wes Harding.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Jack O'Connell is booked for Sheffield United FC — Yellow card on 90.
The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Oliver Norwood
39
Conor Washington ↓ David McGoldrick 61'
22
Marvin Johnson
6
Chris Basham
5
Jack O'Connell
4
John Fleck
21
Mark Duffy ↓ Ben Woodburn 77'
2
George Baldock
9
Leon Clarke C ↓ Billy Sharp 70'
12
John Egan
1
Dean Henderson

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.03 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC41% Draw32% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

59%

Sheffield United FC or Birmingham City FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC25% Draw56% Birmingham City FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

14.1%

0 – 1

11.6%

2 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 0

2.6%

3 – 1

2.4%

1 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	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%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

Birmingham City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Clean Sheet