Sheffield United FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Sheffield United FC

0 – 0

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 16:30 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

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

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

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

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

2026-08-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2026-03-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC 2025-12-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-05-08 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2022-10-01 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	0–0	D
02 May	Derby County FC	A	2–1	W
25 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–3	L
22 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	Watford FC	A	2–0	W
11 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Sheffield United FC	A	0–0	D
02 May	Portsmouth FC	A	1–1	D
25 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	2–0	W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sheffield United FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
5' Sheffield United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
10' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield United FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Alex Cochrane has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' Birmingham City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
45' A quiet spell here at Bramall Lane. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
60' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Romelle Donovan is withdrawn and Tahith Chong gets his opportunity.
65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
67' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Joe Rothwell is replaced by Ollie Arblaster.
72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Seung-Ho Paik made 11 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
74' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 74 minute. Jay Stansfield leaves to be changed by Demarai Gray.
77' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Patrick Bamford is withdrawn and Ryan One gets his opportunity.
78' Sheffield United FC make a change. Sam McCallum trudges off to be replaced by Harrison Burrows on 78 minutes.
80' Max Bird has so much to prove this time. He replaces Seung-Ho Paik on 80 minute.
85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Birmingham City FC winning 0% of all matches.
87' Ethan Laird is replacing Carlos Vicente for the Birmingham City FC side.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

44
Jairo Riedewald
23
Tyrese Campbell ↑ 60'
17
Adam Davies
2
Matt Doherty
14
Harrison Burrows ↑ 78'
19
Tahith Chong ↑ 60'
33
Jamal Baptiste
4
Ollie Arblaster ↑ 67'
26
Ryan One ↑ 77'

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
Demarai Gray ↑ 74'
18
Max Bird ↑ 80'
23
Dael Fry
21
Ryan Allsop
16
Patrick Roberts
27
Kanya Fujimoto
2
Ethan Laird ↑ 87'
32
Luis Vazquez ↑ 87'
25
Kristoffer Lund

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oliver McBurnie	2
Dion Sanderson	2
Lyle Taylor	1
Jayden Bogle	1
Billy Sharp	1
Troy Deeney	1
James McAtee	1
Michael Morrison	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-08-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2026-05-02 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-08-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2026-05-02 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-18 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-12 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Wrexham AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.16 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Birmingham City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC38% Draw30% Birmingham City FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

62%

Sheffield United FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC25% Draw51% Birmingham City FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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