Match Info

Championship - Round 1

Date: 15 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Bramall Lane (Sheffield)

Referee: Ward G. (Eng)

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	Sheffield United		Birmingham City

	1	X	2
	2.15	3.3	3.3	Watch
	2.35	3.40	3.00
	2.18	3.31	3.37	Watch
	2.3	3.44	3.43
	2.32	3.44	3.02	Watch
	2.2	3.35	3.35
	2.22	3.4	3.5	Watch
	2.21	3.35	3.25
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.24 ↓ (2.46)	3.37 ↑ (3.29)	3.28 ↑ (2.83)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 1.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Sheffield United
42.6%

Draw
28.3%

Birmingham City
29.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

38.2%

28.6%

33.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

41.6%

31.1%

30.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Sheffield United has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.4%)

Birmingham City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Sheffield United than the current prediction. (-1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Birmingham City than the current prediction. (+1.4%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
42.9%	28.6%	28.6%

Sheffield United - Birmingham City Predictions

Users Predictions: 7 users predict this event. Sheff Utd will win (votes: 3 - 42.9%). Birmingham will win (votes: 2 - 28.6%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 28.6%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Cooper M. (G) 38. Seriki F. 5. Tanganga J. (C) 25. McGuinness M. 3. McCallum S. 42. Peck S. 7. Rothwell J. 11. Donovan R. 10. O'Hare C. 45. Bamford P. 9. Cannon T.	1. Beadle J. (G) 26. Osayi-Samuel B. 5. Neumann P. 4. Klarer C. (C) 20. Cochrane A. 24. Iwata T. 14. Solis Romero J. E. 7. Vicente C. 8. Paik Seung-Ho 28. Stansfield J. 9. Priske A.
Substitutes
4. Arblaster O. 33. Baptiste J. 14. Burrows H. 23. Campbell T. 19. Chong T. 17. Davies A. (G) 2. Doherty M. 26. One R. 44. Riedewald J.	21. Allsop R. (G) 18. Bird M. 23. Fry D. 27. Fujimoto K. 10. Gray D. 2. Laird E. 25. Lund K. 16. Roberts P. 32. Vazquez L.
Coaches
Wilder C.	Davies C.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
2nd Half (0 - 0)
60', Donovan R. ↓, Chong T. ↑,
60', Cannon T. ↓, Campbell T. ↑,
67', Rothwell J. ↓, Arblaster O. ↑,
74', Stansfield J. ↓, Gray D. ↑,
77', Bamford P. ↓, One R. ↑,
78', McCallum S. ↓, Burrows H. ↑,
80', Paik Seung-Ho ↓, Bird M. ↑,
87', Priske A. ↓, Vazquez L. ↑,
87', Vicente C. ↓, Laird E. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sheff Utd won 2.

Sheff Utd is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Birmingham is on a winning streak and currently in very good shape (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Sheff Utd may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, the opponents have had a series of away games.

The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.

There will not play in Sheff Utd: Onyango T. (Hamstring Injury) Phillips K. (Muscle Injury)

There will not play in Birmingham: Leonard M. (Achilles Tendon Injury)

There are questionable in Sheff Utd: Chong T. (Injury) Shackleton J. (Foot Injury)

There are questionable in Birmingham: Buchanan L. (Knee Injury) Laird E. (Muscle Injury)

In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Sheff Utd won 4 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 13:11. (average 1.1:0.9).

Including home matches between the teams, Sheff Utd won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 5:3. (average 0.8:0.5).

Outrights of English League Championship for now

Birmingham: 2% Sheffield Utd: 0.54%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
7	Birmingham	9	3	5	1	13:11	2	14
13	Sheffield Utd	9	3	3	3	12:11	1	12

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Sheffield United
English League Cup
09.08.26	Mansfield Town - Sheffield United	0:3 ✺
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Bochum - Sheffield United	0:0 ✺
25.07.26	Rotherham United - Sheffield United	0:2 ✺
21.07.26	Sheffield United - Huddersfield Town	3:1 ✺
11.07.26	Chesterfield - Sheffield United	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.1 WTWWT
- Birmingham City
English League Cup
08.08.26	Swansea City - Birmingham City	0:1 ✺
Club Friendly
31.07.26	Birmingham City - Barcelona	3:2 penalties ✺
25.07.26	Crewe Alexandra - Birmingham City	1:2 ✺
22.07.26	Burton Albion - Birmingham City	0:1 ✺
15.07.26	Solihull Moors - Birmingham City	0:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 15.9 WWWWW

Latest Head to Head

English League Championship
14.03.26	Birmingham City - Sheffield United	1:1
20.12.25	Sheffield United - Birmingham City	3:0
English League Cup
13.08.25	Birmingham City - Sheffield United	2:1
English League Championship
08.05.23	Birmingham City - Sheffield United	1:2
01.10.22	Sheffield United - Birmingham City	1:1
04.02.22	Birmingham City - Sheffield United	1:2
07.08.21	Sheffield United - Birmingham City	0:1

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