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

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Championship · 2022-23

Sheffield United FC

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 1 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Emmanuel Longelo

Oliver McBurnie 52' Y

Y 52' Krystian Bielik

Rhys Norrington-Davies 76' Y

Y 85' Hannibal Mejbri

Jayden Bogle 90' Y

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
17 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W
13 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	1–0	W
04 Sep	Hull City AFC	A	2–0	W
30 Aug	Reading FC	H	4–0	W
26 Aug	Luton Town FC	A	1–1	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Sheffield United FC	A	1–1	D
17 Sep	Coventry City FC	H	0–0	D
14 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–2	W
03 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	1–2	L
27 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Birmingham City FC
#16	Position	#15
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 16th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Sheffield United FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield United FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
21' Emmanuel Longelo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
26' Lukas Jutkiewicz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
31' A quiet spell here at Bramall Lane. Sheffield United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' Hannibal Mejbri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oliver McBurnie.
57' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' GOAL! Oliver McBurnie fires home to make it 1-0!
64' The supporters are chanting for Rhian Brewster. He replaces Thomas Doyle on 64 minute.
65' Birmingham City FC make a change. Juninho Bacuna trudges off to be replaced by Hannibal Mejbri on 65 minutes.
69' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Billy Sharp on, Oliver McBurnie off on 69 minutes.
70' Brilliant from the ! Troy Deeney makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 70.
75' Sheffield United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Rhys Norrington-Davies is booked for Sheffield United FC — Yellow card on 76.
81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
82' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — George Hall on, Tahith Chong off on 82 minutes.
85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hannibal Mejbri.
90' Iliman Ndiaye makes way for James McAtee at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
90' Jayden Bogle was booked on 90.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-10-01 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-09-17 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2022-09-13 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2022-09-04 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2022-08-30 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Reading FC W 2022-08-26 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-10-01 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-09-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC W 2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-08-30 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2022-08-27 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.68 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.48 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC39% Draw40% Birmingham City FC21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	33%	67%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

61%

Sheffield United FC or Birmingham City FC

60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC19% Draw69% Birmingham City FC12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.1%

1 – 0

19.6%

0 – 1

13.2%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.1%

1 – 2

2.6%

3 – 0

1.5%

2 – 2

1.1%

3 – 1

0.9%

0 – 3

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	8%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	24%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	16%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

62% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

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