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

Match Preview

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

Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Sheffield United FC 8 games · Avg 2.0 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
#13	Position	#10
60	Points	64
46	Played	46
18 / 6 / 22	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
66	Scored	57
66	Conceded	56
+0	GD	+1
1.30	PPG	1.39
39%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Bramall Lane. Sheffield United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield United FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' 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.
15' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
21' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Emmanuel Longelo gets a Yellow card.
26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
36' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Hannibal Mejbri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
41' The 34-year-old Maxime Colin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Sheffield United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oliver McBurnie.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield United FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
62' 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.
64' A stunning finish from Oliver McBurnie — that came from absolutely nowhere!
64' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 64 minute. Thomas Doyle leaves to be changed by Rhian Brewster.
65' Hannibal Mejbri is replacing Juninho Bacuna for the Birmingham City FC side.
69' The supporters are chanting for Billy Sharp. He replaces Oliver McBurnie on 69 minute.
70' A goal from the England international Troy Deeney! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-1!
75' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
76' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield United FC. Rhys Norrington-Davies will be fuming at that decision.
81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
82' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! George Hall comes on to replace Tahith Chong.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hannibal Mejbri on 85 minutes.
90' James McAtee has so much to prove this time. He replaces Iliman Ndiaye on 90 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jayden Bogle on 90 minutes.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Jayden Bogle	1
Billy Sharp	1
Troy Deeney	1
James McAtee	1
Michael Morrison	1
Enda Stevens	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

1.45 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC46% Draw27% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

54%

Sheffield United FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC31% Draw48% Birmingham City FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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