Home advantage could prove decisive in Sheffield United - Blackburn Rovers battle

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 23.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

Lots to play for in this game, with Sheffield United positioned 6th and Blackburn Rovers at 3rd. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Sheffield United is in the best form (4-2-0) in Championship

There have been little to rest for the home team, as they featured in a Championship fixture only four days back. This match was also played here at Bramall Lane. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Blackburn Rovers have had more rest.

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Sheffield United form and stats

7 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sheffield United have to build on here at Bramall Lane in the Championship.

Sheffield United are confident in defense, having played 389 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Sheffield United's last game was hosting Swansea City (placed 17th) and winning 4-0. Attacking player Sharp bettered all the other players in that fixture and managed a match rating of 8.45 out of 10. Sharp scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Hull City that ended 0-0.

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

The manager Heckingbottom will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Millwall in only three days.

Sheffield have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bramall Lane with 23 goals in 14 league matches. Sheffield United have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

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

Blackburn Rovers are looking to quickly end their 374 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.

Blackburn Rovers has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to West Bromwich Albion for a 0-0 draw. Defender Wharton was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Wharton won 11 of 18 duels.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Nottingham Forest.

We have checked recent matches where Blackburn have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were two victories, two draws and five defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Blackburn Rovers are hosting Queens Park Rangers in the Championship only three days away.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Blackburn Rovers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers have duelled earlier this season: Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield United 3-1. Numbers for the previous six meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Sheffield, one draw and two wins for Blackburn Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 3 sending-offs from the last six duels.

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversB. Brereton
B. Brereton
20 goals
Sheffield UnitedB. Sharp
B. Sharp
12 goals
Sheffield UnitedM. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
7 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Blackburn Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 14 2 Played P 5 16 32
14 7 1 Won W 1 5 15
8 3 0 Drew D 2 6 9
9 4 1 Lost L 2 5 8
43 23 3 Scored S 5 14 45
33 11 2 Conceded C 5 14 33
84% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 88%
68% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 69%
45% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 25% 44%
29% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 6% 25%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 9%
42% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 44%
42% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 38% 41%
32% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 28%
 
5.7 6.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 4.5
3.7 3.2 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 4.8 4.7
1.7 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.8 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
13.4 16.5 20.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 9.1 10.4
4.2 4.4 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.9 3.7
33% 37% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 38%
 
8.9 8.6 5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 10.5 10.9
3.2 3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.8 3.8
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield United is in the best form (4-2-0) in Championship

  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 31 19 7 5 79 28 17 10 4 3 41 15 14 9 3 2 38 13 51 64
2 AFC Bournemouth 30 17 7 6 49 26 14 8 3 3 29 15 16 9 4 3 20 11 23 58
3 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 9 8 45 33 16 10 3 3 31 19 16 5 6 5 14 14 12 54
4 Queens Park Rangers 32 15 8 9 47 37 17 8 6 3 24 14 15 7 2 6 23 23 10 53
5 Huddersfield Town 33 14 11 8 42 35 16 8 5 3 22 16 17 6 6 5 20 19 7 53
6 Sheffield United 31 14 8 9 43 33 14 7 3 4 23 11 17 7 5 5 20 22 10 50
7 Middlesbrough 31 14 7 10 39 31 16 10 2 4 25 14 15 4 5 6 14 17 8 49
8 Luton Town 31 13 9 9 43 36 16 8 5 3 26 17 15 5 4 6 17 19 7 48
9 Nottingham Forest 31 13 8 10 43 33 16 6 4 6 21 20 15 7 4 4 22 13 10 47
10 Coventry City 31 13 8 10 40 36 16 9 3 4 24 14 15 4 5 6 16 22 4 47
11 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 10 10 34 28 15 8 6 1 21 8 17 4 4 9 13 20 6 46
12 Preston North End 33 11 12 10 37 38 16 5 8 3 22 20 17 6 4 7 15 18 -1 45
13 Stoke City 31 12 8 11 40 34 16 7 4 5 24 18 15 5 4 6 16 16 6 44
14 Millwall 31 11 10 10 33 33 16 8 5 3 20 13 15 3 5 7 13 20 0 43
15 Blackpool 32 11 9 12 35 38 17 8 2 7 17 18 15 3 7 5 18 20 -3 42
16 Bristol City 33 11 7 15 44 59 17 7 5 5 22 21 16 4 2 10 22 38 -15 40
17 Swansea City 31 10 8 13 32 43 15 7 4 4 19 14 16 3 4 9 13 29 -11 38
18 Birmingham City 33 9 10 14 39 51 16 6 4 6 21 21 17 3 6 8 18 30 -12 37
19 Cardiff City 32 10 6 16 39 51 16 5 2 9 18 21 16 5 4 7 21 30 -12 36
20 Hull City 33 9 7 17 27 37 16 5 3 8 15 18 17 4 4 9 12 19 -10 34
21 Reading 32 9 5 18 39 62 16 4 4 8 23 34 16 5 1 10 16 28 -23 26
22 Derby County 32 10 12 10 33 35 16 8 6 2 22 14 16 2 6 8 11 21 -2 21
23 Peterborough United 31 5 6 20 23 61 15 4 5 6 15 18 16 1 1 14 8 43 -38 21
24 Barnsley 31 3 8 20 19 46 15 3 4 8 9 17 16 0 4 12 10 29 -27 17

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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 31 19 7 5 79 28 17 10 4 3 41 15 14 9 3 2 38 13 51 64
2 AFC Bournemouth 30 17 7 6 49 26 14 8 3 3 29 15 16 9 4 3 20 11 23 58
3 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 9 8 45 33 16 10 3 3 31 19 16 5 6 5 14 14 12 54
4 Queens Park Rangers 32 15 8 9 47 37 17 8 6 3 24 14 15 7 2 6 23 23 10 53
5 Huddersfield Town 33 14 11 8 42 35 16 8 5 3 22 16 17 6 6 5 20 19 7 53
6 Sheffield United 31 14 8 9 43 33 14 7 3 4 23 11 17 7 5 5 20 22 10 50
7 Middlesbrough 31 14 7 10 39 31 16 10 2 4 25 14 15 4 5 6 14 17 8 49
8 Luton Town 31 13 9 9 43 36 16 8 5 3 26 17 15 5 4 6 17 19 7 48
9 Nottingham Forest 31 13 8 10 43 33 16 6 4 6 21 20 15 7 4 4 22 13 10 47
10 Coventry City 31 13 8 10 40 36 16 9 3 4 24 14 15 4 5 6 16 22 4 47
11 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 10 10 34 28 15 8 6 1 21 8 17 4 4 9 13 20 6 46
12 Preston North End 33 11 12 10 37 38 16 5 8 3 22 20 17 6 4 7 15 18 -1 45
13 Stoke City 31 12 8 11 40 34 16 7 4 5 24 18 15 5 4 6 16 16 6 44
14 Millwall 31 11 10 10 33 33 16 8 5 3 20 13 15 3 5 7 13 20 0 43
15 Blackpool 32 11 9 12 35 38 17 8 2 7 17 18 15 3 7 5 18 20 -3 42
16 Bristol City 33 11 7 15 44 59 17 7 5 5 22 21 16 4 2 10 22 38 -15 40
17 Swansea City 31 10 8 13 32 43 15 7 4 4 19 14 16 3 4 9 13 29 -11 38
18 Birmingham City 33 9 10 14 39 51 16 6 4 6 21 21 17 3 6 8 18 30 -12 37
19 Cardiff City 32 10 6 16 39 51 16 5 2 9 18 21 16 5 4 7 21 30 -12 36
20 Hull City 33 9 7 17 27 37 16 5 3 8 15 18 17 4 4 9 12 19 -10 34
21 Reading 32 9 5 18 39 62 16 4 4 8 23 34 16 5 1 10 16 28 -23 26
22 Derby County 32 10 12 10 33 35 16 8 6 2 22 14 16 2 6 8 11 21 -2 21
23 Peterborough United 31 5 6 20 23 61 15 4 5 6 15 18 16 1 1 14 8 43 -38 21
24 Barnsley 31 3 8 20 19 46 15 3 4 8 9 17 16 0 4 12 10 29 -27 17

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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.