Championship

Championship | Gameweek 30

Feb 4, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

St Andrew's

Birmingham
1 - 2
Sheff Utd

Taylor (61')
Roberts (50'), Taylor (57'), Bowyer (76'), Pedersen (80'), Bacuna (90+2')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Sharp (64'), Bogle (74')
Sharp (50')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Sheffield United, 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 45.05%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 27.46%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.78%) and 1-2 (8.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.87%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 1-0 (9.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Sheffield United
27.46%	27.49%	45.05%

Both teams to score 46.59%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.5%

58.5%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.92%

79.08%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.86%

37.14%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.07%

73.93%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.11%

25.89%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.12%

60.88%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 27.47%

Sheffield United 45.04%

Draw 27.49%

Birmingham City	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 9.53% 2-1 @ 6.37% 2-0 @ 4.72% 3-1 @ 2.11% 3-0 @ 1.56% 3-2 @ 1.42% Other @ 1.77% Total : 27.47%	1-1 @ 12.87% 0-0 @ 9.62% 2-2 @ 4.31% Other @ 0.7% Total : 27.49%	0-1 @ 12.99% 0-2 @ 8.78% 1-2 @ 8.7% 0-3 @ 3.95% 1-3 @ 3.92% 2-3 @ 1.94% 0-4 @ 1.34% 1-4 @ 1.32% Other @ 2.11% Total : 45.04%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Sheff Utd

Birmingham City

36.2%

Draw

16.4%

Sheffield United

47.4%