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 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 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

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Sheffield United FC welcome Birmingham City FC for this crunch clash at Bramall Lane.
5' Sheffield United FC have won 457 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
21' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Emmanuel Longelo gets a Yellow card.
26' Chris Basham has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
31' 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.
36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
51' Jordan Graham has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 368 appearances.
52' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a Yellow card on 52.
57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
64' A goal from the Scotland international Oliver McBurnie! He fires home on 64 to make it 1-0!
64' Rhian Brewster gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Thomas Doyle and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Hannibal Mejbri is replacing Juninho Bacuna for the Birmingham City FC side.
69' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Oliver McBurnie by Billy Sharp on 69 minute.
70' The deadlock is broken! Troy Deeney gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
76' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield United FC. Rhys Norrington-Davies will be fuming at that decision.
81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' Tahith Chong makes way for George Hall at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
85' Hannibal Mejbri has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
90' The crowd applauds Iliman Ndiaye as he leaves the pitch. James McAtee steps in for Sheffield United FC.
90' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a Yellow card 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
Enda Stevens	1
Maxime Colin	1
Lyle Taylor	1
Jayden Bogle	1
Billy Sharp	1
Troy Deeney	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

1.19 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Birmingham City FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC39% Draw28% Birmingham City FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

61%

Sheffield United FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC24% Draw50% Birmingham City FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.9%

0 – 1

9.7%

1 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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