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Championship · Matchweek 22
Sheffield UnitedSHU
3–0
FT
Birmingham CityBRC

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
22

Venue

Stadium
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Capacity
32,702
Surface
grass
Attendance
28,271

Teams

Coaches
Chris Wilder · Chris Davies
Position
20 · 13
Formation
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1

Referee

Simon Hooper

Weather

Conditions
overcast clouds
Temperature
6.6° (feels 6.6°)
Wind
0.5
Humidity
92%

Where to watch · 177

2025/2026

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 Coventry City 4628117 974552 95 DDWWW
2 Ipswich Town 4623158 804733 84 DWDDW
3 Millwall 46241111 644915 83 DWWDW
4 Southampton 46221410 825626 80 WWDDW
5 Middlesbrough 46221410 724725 80 LDWWD
6 Hull City 46211015 70664 73 LDDLW
7 Wrexham 46191413 69654 71 LWWLD
8 Derby County 4620917 67598 69 LWLWL
9 Norwich City 4619819 63567 65 LWWDL
10 Birmingham City 46171316 57561 64 WDWWD
11 Swansea City 46181018 5759-2 64 WLWDW
12 Bristol City 46171118 59590 62 DLDLW
13 Sheffield United 4618622 66660 60 WWLLW
14 Preston North End 46151516 5562-7 60 WLLWL
15 Queens Park Rangers 46161020 6173-12 58 DLLLL
16 Watford 46141517 5365-12 57 LLLLL
17 Stoke City 46151021 5156-5 55 DLLLL
18 Portsmouth 46141319 4964-15 55 WWLWD
19 Charlton Athletic 46131419 4458-14 53 LDLWL
20 Blackburn Rovers 46131320 4256-14 52 DLDWL
21 West Bromwich Albion (-2) 46131419 4858-10 51 DWWDL
22 Oxford United 46111421 4559-14 47 WLLWL
23 Leicester City (-6) 46121618 5868-10 46 LLDDW
24 Sheffield Wednesday (-18) 4621232 2989-60 0 DDLLW
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  • Relegation

Sheffield United

WWWDL 3W 1D 1L · 10 pts (2.0 ppg) · GF 11 GA 5 · xG 11.42–6.05 · xPts 9.72

  • L A West Bromwich Albion 0–2 xG 1.24–2.68 UK CHAMP
  • D H Norwich City 1–1 xG 3.07–1.35 UK CHAMP
  • W H Stoke City 4–0 xG 2.67–0.37 UK CHAMP
  • W A Leicester City 3–2 xG 1.35–1.57 UK CHAMP
  • W H Portsmouth 3–0 xG 3.09–0.09 UK CHAMP

Birmingham City

DWLLD 1W 2D 2L · 5 pts (1.0 ppg) · GF 6 GA 8 · xG 6.16–6.92 · xPts 6.33

  • D H Charlton Athletic 1–1 xG 1.37–1.07 UK CHAMP
  • L A Queens Park Rangers 1–2 xG 0.45–1.71 UK CHAMP
  • L A Southampton 1–3 xG 1.83–1.7 UK CHAMP
  • W H Watford 2–1 xG 1.34–1.37 UK CHAMP
  • D A West Bromwich Albion 1–1 xG 1.17–1.08 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 14 matches since 2008

Sheffield United 46 draws4 Birmingham City

Goals 14–15 · 2.07 per match · BTTS 57% · over 2.5 43%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Sheffield United 35 draws2 Birmingham City

Goals 11–8 · 1.9 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 40%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Sheffield United 23 draws0 Birmingham City

Goals 7–3 · 2.0 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 40%

Recent meetings

  • D Sheffield United 0–0 Birmingham City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Birmingham City 1–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 3–0 Birmingham City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Birmingham City 1–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Sheffield United 1–1 Birmingham City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Birmingham City 1–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield United 0–1 Birmingham City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Birmingham City 1–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Sheffield United 0–0 Birmingham City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Birmingham City 2–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricSheffield United all · 46Sheffield United at home · 23Birmingham City all · 46Birmingham City away · 23
Results
Matches46234623
Points per game1.301.351.390.87
W / D / L18 / 6 / 229 / 4 / 1017 / 13 / 165 / 5 / 13
Goals for / match1.431.651.240.78
Goals against / match1.431.431.221.48
Clean sheets22%22%22%13%
Failed to score24%13%24%39%
Both teams scored56%70%56%48%
Over 2.559%74%46%44%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.641.861.491.07
xG against / match1.311.161.141.27
xG difference0.320.700.35-0.21
Finishing vs xG-0.20-0.21-0.25-0.28
xPts / match1.571.791.571.23
Points vs xPts-0.26-0.44-0.18-0.36
Game state
Scored first54%56%50%22%
PPG when scoring first1.841.852.352.40
PPG when conceding first0.650.670.410.44
Came back from behind18%17%33%32%
Leads held62%60%71%83%
Minutes leading27%28%28%11%
Minutes level44%43%42%38%
Minutes trailing29%30%31%51%
First goal (min)39423952
First goal conceded (min)40413527
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half54%60%49%61%
Goals conceded in 2nd half62%58%39%32%
Late goals for (76'+)0.200.260.240.30
Late goals against0.260.260.150.13
Style
Possession52%58%54%52%
Shots13.415.413.69.9
On target4.34.84.12.6
Shot conversion11%11%9%8%
Shots inside box68%67%64%67%
Big chances created2.52.72.41.8
Corners6.67.55.85.0
xG from set plays35%38%30%33%
Goals from headers8%10%21%17%
Pressure index15.120.614.410.4
Dominant minutes50.559.554.344.6
Pass accuracy76%80%77%77%
Fouls10.39.811.712.3
Cards1.961.782.112.22

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Sheffield United

0–15'118
16–30'911
31–45'106
46–60'1619
61–75'1110
76–90'912

Birmingham City

0–15'1010
16–30'1112
31–45'812
46–60'98
61–75'87
76–90'117

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Sheffield United · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.49

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.017
Late push (76+, level)-0.365
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.392

Game state

When ahead-0.373
When level-0.117
When behind-0.355
10 min after conceding-0.495
10 min after scoring-0.104

Situations

At home-0.154
Away-0.223
3 days rest or fewer-0.202
4+ days rest-0.175

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.094
v bottom-tier opponents-0.303
As favourite-0.202
Evenly matched-0.204

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.347
Conceded when ahead+0.303
Conceded late (76+)+0.197

Congested vs rested -0.02 · Ahead vs level -0.26 · Behind vs level -0.23

Birmingham City · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (+0.12) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.36

Tempo

Overall intensity+0.127
Early press (0-15, level)+0.137
Late push (76+, level)-0.194
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.552

Game state

When ahead+0.152
When level+0.247
When behind-0.295
10 min after conceding-0.366
10 min after scoring+0.296

Situations

At home-0.063
Away+0.274
3 days rest or fewer+0.362
4+ days rest+0.035

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.155
v bottom-tier opponents+0.072
Evenly matched+0.093
As underdog+0.263

Conceded

Pressure conceded-0.117
Conceded when ahead-0.122
Conceded late (76+)-0.207

Congested vs rested +0.33 · Ahead vs level -0.09 · Behind vs level -0.53

Sheffield United

Current: winless 1 · conceding 5

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-119 41%1.261.631.791.471.44
4-4-211 24%2.01.640.911.641.36
3-4-2-16 13%1.01.331.671.891.36
4-2-2-24 9%2.01.750.252.50.62
4-3-33 6%0.00.01.01.01.34

Birmingham City

Current: unbeaten 1 · wins 1 · scoring 6 · conceding 6

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-140 87%1.381.331.281.541.16
4-4-22 4%1.50.50.51.160.61
4-4-1-12 4%1.51.01.51.730.5
3-4-31 2%0.00.01.00.251.91
4-1-4-11 2%3.01.00.00.831.5

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.1h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.3Home 41% P 41%3.3Draw 29% P 29%3.1Away 30% P 30%

Double Chance

1.36Sheff Utd or Draw 34% P 35%1.3Sheff Utd or Birmingham 36% P 36%1.53Draw or Birmingham 30% P 29%

Draw No Bet

1.661 56%2.12 44%

Both Teams To Score

1.83Yes 50% P 52%1.83No 50% P 48%

Goals Over/Under

2.52.1Over 45% P 45%1.72Under 55% P 55%

Total Corners

11.0Under 6 8%3.56 - 8 25%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%8.0Over 14 11%

Number of Cards

3.51.83Over 50% P 54%1.83Under 50% P 46%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 40–42.5% · away 27.5–30% · 815 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home41%41%42%+0.5
Draw29%30%27%-2.4
Away30%29%31%+1.9

In those fixtures: 2.4 goals a game · BTTS 47% · over 2.5 43%

Both teams to score · yes 50–52.5% · 3,449 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes52%51%51%-0.6

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 42.5–45% · 2,473 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.545%44%43%-1.2

Simon Hooper

Career
343 matches · 17 seasons
Cards / match
3.58 (3.49 yellow · 0.04 red)
Fouls / match
19.3 · 4.6 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.22
Cards to home side
45%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 20 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match4.34.05+0.4563
Fouls / match22.121.8+0.21
Fouls per card5.15.4-0.61 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.20.17+0.3069
Time added6.27.2-1.1810
First card
35' on average
Card timing
23% in first 30' · 39% in last 15'
Cards to home side
38% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2025-12-15 50 270 43'13
2025-12-07 40 200 10'7
2025-10-25 50 171 33'10
2025-10-19 20 180 22'12
2025-10-03 10 180 76'10
2025-09-27 81 250 9'13
2025-09-13 60 320 34'7
2025-08-30 60 300 12'10
2025-08-25 51 320 8'16
2025-08-17 50 290 42'7