Sheffield United look to Bramall Lane supporters for inspiration before Birmingham City match

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 07.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

It's ground zero in Championship - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Sheffield United and Birmingham City did in their pre-season friendlies!

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Sheffield United form and stats

Disaster struck Sheffield United last season as they could not defend their status as a Premier League team. With 29 defeats from 38 games, and only 7 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Sheffield are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W5 D1 L13.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sheffield handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and two defeats.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carabao Cup game versus Carlisle United in only three days. This game is also played here at Bramall Lane.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Sheffield United, who have participated in two training matches. Sheffield have won 2 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 0 games.

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Birmingham City form and stats

Let's have a look at how Birmingham City performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 13 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 61 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 9 and lost 7 with 19/24 goals scored/conceded.

Birmingham City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

After this away game Birmingham return home for a Carabao Cup game against Colchester United. That game is only three sleeps after this.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Birmingham have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats from four fixtures.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's one Sheffield victory, three draws and four Birmingham City wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

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Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Birmingham City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Sheffield United Last season Birmingham City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   23 46
7 5   Won W   7 13
2 1   Drew D   9 13
29 13   Lost L   7 20
20 12   Scored S   19 37
63 27   Conceded C   24 61
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 85%
58% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   48% 59%
39% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 39%
13% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 17%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 9%
32% 32%   BTTS BTTS   39% 43%
13% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   43% 30%
55% 47%   Failed to Score F T   43% 41%
 
4.5 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.1
6.4 5.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.3
1.9 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.7
3 1   Red cards R C   3 4
 
8.5 9.3   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 9.6
2.6 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 2.5
20% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 27 5 6 83 32 19 13 2 4 43 17 19 14 3 2 40 15 51 86
2 Manchester United 38 21 11 6 73 44 19 9 4 6 38 28 19 12 7 0 35 16 29 74
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 68 42 19 10 3 6 29 20 19 10 6 3 39 22 26 69
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 58 36 19 9 6 4 31 18 19 10 4 5 27 18 22 67
5 Leicester City 38 20 6 12 68 50 19 9 1 9 34 30 19 11 5 3 34 20 18 66
6 West Ham United 38 19 8 11 62 47 19 10 4 5 32 22 19 9 4 6 30 25 15 65
7 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 8 12 68 45 19 10 3 6 35 20 19 8 5 6 33 25 23 62
8 Arsenal 38 18 7 13 55 39 19 8 4 7 24 21 19 10 3 6 31 18 16 61
9 Leeds United 38 18 5 15 62 54 19 8 5 6 28 21 19 10 0 9 34 33 8 59
10 Everton 38 17 8 13 47 48 19 6 4 9 24 28 19 11 4 4 23 20 -1 59
11 Aston Villa 38 16 7 15 55 46 19 7 4 8 29 27 19 9 3 7 26 19 9 55
12 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 46 62 19 6 5 8 26 33 19 6 4 9 20 29 -16 45
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 9 17 36 52 19 7 4 8 21 25 19 5 5 9 15 27 -16 45
14 Crystal Palace 38 12 8 18 41 66 19 6 5 8 20 32 19 6 3 10 21 34 -25 44
15 Southampton 38 12 7 19 47 68 19 8 3 8 28 25 19 4 4 11 19 43 -21 43
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 40 46 19 4 9 6 22 22 19 5 5 9 18 24 -6 41
17 Burnley 38 10 9 19 33 55 19 4 6 9 14 27 19 6 3 10 19 28 -22 39
18 Fulham 38 5 13 20 27 53 19 2 4 13 9 28 19 3 9 7 18 25 -26 28
19 West Bromwich Albion 38 5 11 22 35 76 19 3 6 10 15 39 19 2 5 12 20 37 -41 26
20 Sheffield United 38 7 2 29 20 63 19 5 1 13 12 27 19 2 1 16 8 36 -43 23
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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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 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.