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Championship | Gameweek 46
May 8, 2023 at 3pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
1 - 2
Sheff Utd

Sanderson (79')
Dean (71')
FT(HT: 0-0)
McBurnie (53'), McAtee (56')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Coventry 2-0 Birmingham
Saturday, April 29 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 2-2 Sheffield United

Birmingham have made it through another season without relegation to League One - St Andrew's is likely to be in a celebratory and optimistic mood ahead of a planned summer takeover of the club. Sheffield United have been involved in entertaining clashes since their top-two berth was confirmed, and we are expecting a four-goal thriller on Monday to finish off the Championship campaign. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 40.35%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 30.89% and a draw had a probability of 28.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.02%) and 0-2 (7.87%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (10.99%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawSheffield United
30.89% (-0.047000000000001 -0.05) 28.75% (0.0019999999999989 0) 40.35% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Both teams to score 44.8% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.44% (-0.012 -0.01)61.55% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.59% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)81.41% (0.010999999999996 0.01)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.89% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)36.1% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.11% (-0.044 -0.04)72.88% (0.046999999999997 0.05)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.12% (0.022000000000006 0.02)29.88% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.02% (0.024999999999999 0.02)65.97% (-0.02300000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 30.89%
    Sheffield United 40.35%
    Draw 28.74%
Birmingham CityDrawSheffield United
1-0 @ 10.99%
2-1 @ 6.76% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
2-0 @ 5.6% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-1 @ 2.3% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 1.9% (-0.006 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.39% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 1.96%
Total : 30.89%
1-1 @ 13.27%
0-0 @ 10.78%
2-2 @ 4.09% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.6%
Total : 28.74%
0-1 @ 13.03% (0.02 0.02)
1-2 @ 8.02% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-2 @ 7.87% (0.013000000000001 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.23% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 3.17% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.65%
1-4 @ 0.98% (0.001 0)
0-4 @ 0.96% (0.003 0)
Other @ 1.46%
Total : 40.35%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Sheff Utd

Birmingham City
12.5%
Draw
20.0%
Sheffield United
67.5%
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Head to Head
Oct 1, 2022 3pm
gameweek 12
Sheff Utd
1-1
Birmingham
McBurnie (64')
Deeney (70')
Longelo (21')
Feb 4, 2022 7.45pm
gameweek 30
Birmingham
1-2
Sheff Utd
Taylor (61')
Roberts (50'), Taylor (57'), Bowyer (76'), Pedersen (80'), Bacuna (90+2')
Sharp (64'), Bogle (74')
Sharp (50')
Aug 7, 2021 8pm
Apr 10, 2019 7.45pm
gameweek 41
Birmingham
1-1
Sheff Utd
Morrison (42')
Davis (34'), Pedersen (65')
Stevens (38')
Sep 19, 2018 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley136521761123
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Millwall135441612419
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
9Bristol City134721717019
10Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
11Middlesbrough135351415-118
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139


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