Sheffield United are hunting the top table positions while Birmingham City are more concerned with escaping relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Sheffield United have the the best goal difference (+14) in Championship
- Sheffield United have scored more than double the goals of Birmingham City.
Sheffield United and Birmingham City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sheffield United form and stats
4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Sheffield United so far this season. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
Sheffield United are confident in defense, having played 440 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Sheffield United are returning here after visiting Preston North End and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Ndiaye and McBurnie scored the goal(s). Norwood (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.2/10. Norwood hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Swansea City with a 1-0 scoreline.The match schedule is unforgiving for Sheffield as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Queens Park Rangers are visiting.
Sheffield United are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Bramall Lane in their league games, having scored an impressive 11 goals in 4 matches. Sheffield have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Birmingham City form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Momentum is building for Birmingham City in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Birmingham City's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Coventry City that finished 0-0. Ruddy (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.05. Ruddy topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away victory against West Bromwich Albion with the score of 3-2.Birmingham have another match away from home in just four nights, a Championship fixture against Middlesbrough. A rough timetable for the guests!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Birmingham City as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Sheffield United won two, Birmingham City triumphed in five and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Ndiaye 5 goals |   S. Hogan 5 goals |  O. McBurnie 4 goals |
Sheffield United missing players
Birmingham City missing players
| Sheffield United | Birmingham City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 40% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 60% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 5.7 | 7.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.8 | 18 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8 | 9.7 |
| 5.2 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 37% | 39% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 29% |
| 9.1 | 5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 15.6 | 13.6 |
| 2.5 | 0.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
- All of Sheffield United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sheffield United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sheffield United have scored more than double the goals of Birmingham City.
- Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Championship
- Sheffield United have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Championship
- Sheffield United have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Championship
- Sheffield United have the the best goal difference (+14) in Championship
- Sheffield United have won all their matches at home so far.
- Sheffield United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Reading | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 4 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Millwall | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 20 | Hull City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 3 |
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