Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2021 at 8pm UK
Bramall Lane
Sheff Utd0 - 1Birmingham
The Match
Match Report
The Blues were 1-0 winners in the Sky Bet Championship opener at Bramall Lane.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 38.69%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 31.06% and a draw had a probability of 30.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.77%) and 1-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 1-0 (12.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.45%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 14.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Birmingham City in this match.
| Result | ||
| Sheffield United | Draw | Birmingham City |
| 31.06% | 30.25% | 38.69% |
| Both teams to score 41% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 33.78% | 66.21% |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 15.27% | 84.73% |
| Sheffield United Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 61.44% | 38.55% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 24.7% | 75.3% |
| Birmingham City Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 66.73% | 33.27% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 30.12% | 69.88% |
| Score Analysis |
Sheffield United 31.06%
Birmingham City 38.68%
Draw 30.24%
| Sheffield United | Draw | Birmingham City |
| 1-0 @ 12.22% 2-1 @ 6.41% 2-0 @ 5.83% 3-1 @ 2.04% 3-0 @ 1.85% 3-2 @ 1.12% Other @ 1.59% Total : 31.06% | 1-1 @ 13.45% 0-0 @ 12.82% 2-2 @ 3.53% Other @ 0.44% Total : 30.24% | 0-1 @ 14.11% 0-2 @ 7.77% 1-2 @ 7.4% 0-3 @ 2.85% 1-3 @ 2.72% 2-3 @ 1.29% Other @ 2.54% Total : 38.68% |
How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Birmingham
Sheffield United
69.0%Draw
20.7%Birmingham City
10.3%87
Head to Head
Apr 10, 2019 7.45pm
Sep 19, 2018 7.45pm
Nov 25, 2017 5.30pm
Mar 1, 2009 3pm
Form Guide
