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 |
