FA Cup: Sheffield United - Blackburn Rovers prediction and detailed statistics

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheffield United or Blackburn Rovers that keep their silverware dream alive.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers.

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Sheffield United form and stats

Sheffield United was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the FA Cup.

36 points is a decent return from 18 Championship games here at Bramall Lane for Sheffield United. The data says 11 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

A strong away win for Sheffield against Sunderland (after extra-time) the last match, as Doyle and McAtee were on target. Midfield player McAtee got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, the max score being 10. McAtee scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Preceding that match was the home Championship game against Luton Town (after extra-time) that was lost 0-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sheffield United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 11 games, won 8 matches, drawn 0 and lost 3.

Sheffield have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bramall Lane with 35 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Sheffield United have conceded only 17 goals.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

Blackburn Rovers's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.

Playing away, Blackburn Rovers have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 10 defeats in the Championship this season.

Blackburn had fun at their own home (Bramall Lane) last time out, beating Reading (after extra-time) 2-1. Hedges and Díaz scored. Hedges came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Reading last time out, making the manager Tomasson feel like a tactical genius. The attacker Gallagher got a match rating of 7.82 in that game. Gallagher served one assist and hit one key pass.

It was a Championship defeat before that one as the away game against Stoke City (after extra-time) wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

The attacking power of Blackburn Rovers when travelling is not overwhelming with 18 goals scored from 19 league matches away. 28 goals have been conceded by Blackburn Rovers in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's five Sheffield victories, one draw and three Blackburn Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 5 red cards from the last nine duels.

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversB. Brereton
B. Brereton
12 goals
Sheffield UnitedO. McBurnie
O. McBurnie
11 goals
Sheffield UnitedI. Ndiaye
I. Ndiaye
11 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Blackburn Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   14 25
17 9   Won W   6 12
3 0   Drew D   4 6
5 3   Lost L   4 7
41 22   Scored S   19 34
21 10   Conceded C   19 32
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
56% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   86% 72%
44% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 52%
28% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 32%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 12%
44% 42%   BTTS BTTS   57% 52%
44% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 40%
16% 17%   Failed to Score F T   14% 12%
 
5.5 6   Corners for (avg) C F   3 3.7
4.6 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   7.6 6.6
2.3 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.2
2 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
12.8 15.3   Shots (avg) S (   7.5 8.7
5 6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.4
33% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 36%
 
11 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   15.2 14.1
3.2 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 4.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 37 24 11 2 74 29 19 14 5 0 43 13 18 10 6 2 31 16 45 83
2 Sheffield United 37 21 7 9 58 33 18 11 3 4 35 17 19 10 4 5 23 16 25 70
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 37 17 12 8 45 34 19 7 8 4 24 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 11 63
5 Blackburn Rovers 37 19 4 14 43 42 18 13 1 4 25 14 19 6 3 10 18 28 1 61
6 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
7 Norwich City 37 16 8 13 52 41 19 8 4 7 27 22 18 8 4 6 25 19 11 56
8 West Bromwich Albion 37 15 10 12 47 39 19 10 5 4 26 15 18 5 5 8 21 24 8 55
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 37 14 10 13 52 45 18 6 5 7 23 24 19 8 5 6 29 21 7 52
13 Bristol City 37 12 12 13 45 44 19 8 5 6 24 18 18 4 7 7 21 26 1 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 37 12 10 15 42 52 19 7 4 8 21 26 18 5 6 7 21 26 -10 46
16 Reading 37 13 5 19 39 57 18 10 3 5 27 20 19 3 2 14 12 37 -18 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 37 10 9 18 28 41 19 6 6 7 16 17 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 39
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Huddersfield Town 37 8 9 20 31 53 19 6 5 8 17 21 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 33
24 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 37 24 11 2 74 29 19 14 5 0 43 13 18 10 6 2 31 16 45 83
2 Sheffield United 37 21 7 9 58 33 18 11 3 4 35 17 19 10 4 5 23 16 25 70
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 37 17 12 8 45 34 19 7 8 4 24 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 11 63
5 Blackburn Rovers 37 19 4 14 43 42 18 13 1 4 25 14 19 6 3 10 18 28 1 61
6 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
7 Norwich City 37 16 8 13 52 41 19 8 4 7 27 22 18 8 4 6 25 19 11 56
8 West Bromwich Albion 37 15 10 12 47 39 19 10 5 4 26 15 18 5 5 8 21 24 8 55
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 37 14 10 13 52 45 18 6 5 7 23 24 19 8 5 6 29 21 7 52
13 Bristol City 37 12 12 13 45 44 19 8 5 6 24 18 18 4 7 7 21 26 1 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 37 12 10 15 42 52 19 7 4 8 21 26 18 5 6 7 21 26 -10 46
16 Reading 37 13 5 19 39 57 18 10 3 5 27 20 19 3 2 14 12 37 -18 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 37 10 9 18 28 41 19 6 6 7 16 17 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 39
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Huddersfield Town 37 8 9 20 31 53 19 6 5 8 17 21 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 33
24 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33

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