Game information for Championship: Birmingham City - Sheffield United at St. Andrew's Stadium

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 04.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium (30009 seats)

Stadium regulars at St. Andrew's Stadium haven’t celebrated many home wins this season, with Birmingham City lying uncomfortably in the 17th position. The opposing Sheffield United will attempt to protect their higher league spot in this match.

Insights:
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Birmingham City form and stats

Birmingham City have played 14 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Birmingham City shared the glory with Derby County in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Taylor, a forward, was the champion player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 7.42 (out of 10). Taylor scored one goal and hit two key passes.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Peterborough United.

The Birmingham City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Sheffield United form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Sheffield United have produced an overall stat of 6-4-5 so far.

181 minutes! That's how long the Sheffield United goalkeeper Wesley Foderingham and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's the second away game in a row for Sheffield, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Peterborough United (placed 22nd) last time out. Midfield player Norwood was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.54/10. Norwood hit seven key passes.

Before that, Sheffield United secured a home win against Luton Town with the score 2-0.

Sheffield United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 15 games (in the league). 21 goals have been conceded by Sheffield United in these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest logged history involving both these teams is the Sheffield United - Birmingham City 0-1 played not long ago this season. Head to head data (for the previous nine meetings): Birmingham City won five games, three matches ended with a tie and Sheffield United have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityS. Hogan
S. Hogan
10 goals
Sheffield UnitedB. Sharp
B. Sharp
8 goals
Sheffield UnitedM. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
5 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Sheffield United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Sheffield United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 7 15 26
8 5 2 Won W 5 6 11
9 4 2 Drew D 1 4 6
12 5 0 Lost L 1 5 9
32 17 4 Scored S 12 18 35
44 19 0 Conceded C 7 21 32
86% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 87% 88%
76% 79% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 73% 69%
52% 64% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 47% 46%
28% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 40% 31%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 13% 12%
41% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 43% 47% 46%
34% 36% 100% Clean Sheets C S 43% 33% 35%
38% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 29% 33% 31%
 
4.1 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.1 5.7
5.3 4.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3.9 3.7
1.8 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.9 12.1 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.6 10.9 13.4
3.4 3.5 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 3.9 4.2
32% 35% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 31% 32%
 
11.4 9.4 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.1 9.1 8.8
4.1 3.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 28 17 7 4 74 26 15 9 4 2 37 13 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 58
2 Blackburn Rovers 29 15 8 6 45 30 15 10 3 2 31 17 14 5 5 4 14 13 15 53
3 AFC Bournemouth 28 15 7 6 44 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 8 4 3 18 10 20 52
4 Queens Park Rangers 28 15 6 7 44 31 15 8 4 3 21 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 13 51
5 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 9 8 34 24 14 8 5 1 21 8 15 4 4 7 13 16 10 45
6 Middlesbrough 28 13 6 9 32 26 15 9 2 4 21 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 45
7 Huddersfield Town 29 12 9 8 38 34 14 7 4 3 20 16 15 5 5 5 18 18 4 45
8 Nottingham Forest 29 12 7 10 39 31 15 6 3 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 13 8 43
9 Coventry City 27 11 7 9 35 31 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 40
10 Luton Town 27 10 9 8 38 32 14 6 5 3 22 16 13 4 4 5 16 16 6 39
11 Sheffield United 26 11 6 9 35 32 11 5 2 4 17 11 15 6 4 5 18 21 3 39
12 Stoke City 28 11 6 11 33 30 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 5 3 6 14 14 3 39
13 Preston North End 28 9 10 9 33 35 14 5 7 2 20 17 14 4 3 7 13 18 -2 37
14 Blackpool 28 10 7 11 29 33 15 7 2 6 13 15 13 3 5 5 16 18 -4 37
15 Millwall 27 9 9 9 29 29 13 6 4 3 16 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 0 36
16 Bristol City 29 9 7 13 38 51 15 5 5 5 18 19 14 4 2 8 20 32 -13 34
17 Birmingham City 29 8 9 12 32 44 14 5 4 5 17 19 15 3 5 7 15 25 -12 33
18 Swansea City 26 8 8 10 28 34 12 5 4 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 22 -6 32
19 Hull City 28 9 5 14 25 31 14 5 3 6 15 16 14 4 2 8 10 15 -6 32
20 Cardiff City 27 7 5 15 30 48 13 3 1 9 11 20 14 4 4 6 19 28 -18 26
21 Reading 28 8 4 16 33 55 15 4 4 7 21 31 13 4 0 9 12 24 -22 22
22 Peterborough United 27 5 5 17 23 55 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 1 1 12 8 38 -32 20
23 Derby County 28 8 12 8 28 28 14 6 6 2 18 13 14 2 6 6 10 15 0 15
24 Barnsley 27 2 8 17 17 42 13 2 4 7 8 16 14 0 4 10 9 26 -25 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 28 17 7 4 74 26 15 9 4 2 37 13 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 58
2 Blackburn Rovers 29 15 8 6 45 30 15 10 3 2 31 17 14 5 5 4 14 13 15 53
3 AFC Bournemouth 28 15 7 6 44 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 8 4 3 18 10 20 52
4 Queens Park Rangers 28 15 6 7 44 31 15 8 4 3 21 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 13 51
5 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 9 8 34 24 14 8 5 1 21 8 15 4 4 7 13 16 10 45
6 Middlesbrough 28 13 6 9 32 26 15 9 2 4 21 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 45
7 Huddersfield Town 29 12 9 8 38 34 14 7 4 3 20 16 15 5 5 5 18 18 4 45
8 Nottingham Forest 29 12 7 10 39 31 15 6 3 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 13 8 43
9 Coventry City 27 11 7 9 35 31 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 40
10 Luton Town 27 10 9 8 38 32 14 6 5 3 22 16 13 4 4 5 16 16 6 39
11 Sheffield United 26 11 6 9 35 32 11 5 2 4 17 11 15 6 4 5 18 21 3 39
12 Stoke City 28 11 6 11 33 30 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 5 3 6 14 14 3 39
13 Preston North End 28 9 10 9 33 35 14 5 7 2 20 17 14 4 3 7 13 18 -2 37
14 Blackpool 28 10 7 11 29 33 15 7 2 6 13 15 13 3 5 5 16 18 -4 37
15 Millwall 27 9 9 9 29 29 13 6 4 3 16 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 0 36
16 Bristol City 29 9 7 13 38 51 15 5 5 5 18 19 14 4 2 8 20 32 -13 34
17 Birmingham City 29 8 9 12 32 44 14 5 4 5 17 19 15 3 5 7 15 25 -12 33
18 Swansea City 26 8 8 10 28 34 12 5 4 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 22 -6 32
19 Hull City 28 9 5 14 25 31 14 5 3 6 15 16 14 4 2 8 10 15 -6 32
20 Cardiff City 27 7 5 15 30 48 13 3 1 9 11 20 14 4 4 6 19 28 -18 26
21 Reading 28 8 4 16 33 55 15 4 4 7 21 31 13 4 0 9 12 24 -22 22
22 Peterborough United 27 5 5 17 23 55 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 1 1 12 8 38 -32 20
23 Derby County 28 8 12 8 28 28 14 6 6 2 18 13 14 2 6 6 10 15 0 15
24 Barnsley 27 2 8 17 17 42 13 2 4 7 8 16 14 0 4 10 9 26 -25 14

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.