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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
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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
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Davis (34'), Pedersen (65')
Stevens (38')
Sep 19, 2018 7.45pm
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CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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