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Sheffield United v Birmingham City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Sheffield United and Birmingham City go head to head at the Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with both Chris Wilder and Chris Davies hoping for success in the Championship. In this preview you'll find odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for seventeen different betting markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall records can be viewed, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Sheff Utd
45%
--
Draw
28%
--
Birmingham
28%
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Sheff Utd 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Birmingham 1-0
10%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
9%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
--
Birmingham 2-1
6%
--
Birmingham 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Sheff Utd 3-0
4%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
4%
--
Birmingham 3-1
2%
--
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
--
Birmingham 3-0
2%
--
Birmingham 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Sheff Utd win to nil
27%
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Birmingham win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Sheff Utd have conceded 26 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sheff Utd have played 9 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Birmingham lay in 8th place on 28 points in the Championship league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Birmingham have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Birmingham have played 10 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
Birmingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1913422943 
Feb 25
l
 
3-1F
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
2
M'Boro191063836 
Feb 9
l
 
1-0A
Feb 28
l
 
2-1A
3
Millwall191045-234 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
w
 
4-0F
Feb 25
4
Ipswich198741431 
Jan 24
l
 
5-0A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
5
Preston19874631 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
Apr 22
w
 
0-1F
6
Stoke19937830 
w
 
4-0F
Dec 29
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
7
Bristol C19856529 
l
 
1-4A
Apr 6
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
8
Birmingham19847528 
Dec 20
Mar 14
-
-
9
Hull19847-328 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
10
QPR19847-428 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
Mar 10
Dec 9
11
Southampton19766527 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 21
Dec 29
l
 
3-1A
12
Wrexham19694327 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
13
Watford19766227 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
w
 
2-1F
Jan 1
14
Leicester19766127 
Jan 1
w
 
2-3F
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
15
Derby19757-226 
l
 
1-3A
May 2
Dec 26
Mar 21
16
West Brom19748-425 
Mar 7
Dec 12
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
17
Charlton18657-523 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
Dec 13
Mar 7
18
Sheff Utd197111-422 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 20
19
Blackburn18639-521 
Apr 22
w
 
1-3A
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
20
Swansea19559-720 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
21
Oxford Utd19469-718 
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
22
Portsmouth18459-1017 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 14
w
 
4-0F
May 2
23
Norwich193412-1113 
Dec 9
Mar 10
w
 
4-1F
Feb 21
24
Sheff Wed181512-22-10 
Feb 22
w
 
0-3F
d
 
2-2F
Jan 20
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Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Sheff Utd0 - 0QPR
Sheff Utd1 - 3Derby
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Sheff Utd1 - 2Southampton
Sheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
Sheff Utd0 - 1Millwall
Sheff Utd1 - 4Bristol C
Sheff Utd1 - 2Sunderland
Sheff Utd3 - 0Bristol C
Sheff Utd1 - 1Blackburn
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Sheff Utd0 - 1Millwall
Sheff Utd3 - 1Coventry
Sheff Utd1 - 1Bristol C
Sheff Utd1 - 0Preston
Sheff Utd1 - 3Leeds
Sheff Utd3 - 1M'Boro
Sheff Utd2 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
1
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
ASheff Utd3 - 2Leicester
HSheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
ASheff Utd3 - 0Sheff Wed
HSheff Utd0 - 0QPR
ASheff Utd1 - 3Coventry
HSheff Utd1 - 3Derby
ASheff Utd2 - 3Preston
ASheff Utd3 - 1Blackburn
HSheff Utd1 - 0Watford
ASheff Utd0 - 1Hull
HSheff Utd1 - 2Southampton
ASheff Utd1 - 0Oxford Utd
HSheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
ASheff Utd0 - 5Ipswich
ASheff Utd0 - 1M'Boro
HSheff Utd0 - 1Millwall
ASheff Utd0 - 1Swansea
HSheff Utd1 - 4Bristol C
HSheff Utd1 - 2Sunderland
Birmingham 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Southampton3 - 1Birmingham
West Brom1 - 1Birmingham
M'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
Bristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Wrexham1 - 1Birmingham
Coventry3 - 0Birmingham
Stoke1 - 0Birmingham
Leicester2 - 0Birmingham
Blackburn1 - 2Birmingham
Cambridge1 - 2Birmingham
Blackpool0 - 2Birmingham
Stevenage0 - 1Birmingham
Burton1 - 2Birmingham
Peterborough1 - 2Birmingham
Bristol R1 - 2Birmingham
Northampton1 - 1Birmingham
Bolton3 - 1Birmingham
Reading0 - 0Birmingham
Huddersfield0 - 1Birmingham
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABirmingham1 - 3Southampton
HBirmingham2 - 1Watford
ABirmingham1 - 1West Brom
HBirmingham4 - 1Norwich
ABirmingham1 - 2M'Boro
HBirmingham4 - 0Millwall
HBirmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
ABirmingham0 - 1Bristol C
ABirmingham1 - 0Preston
HBirmingham2 - 3Hull
ABirmingham1 - 1Wrexham
HBirmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
ABirmingham0 - 3Coventry
HBirmingham1 - 0Swansea
ABirmingham0 - 1Stoke
ABirmingham0 - 2Leicester
HBirmingham1 - 0Oxford Utd
ABirmingham2 - 1Blackburn
HBirmingham1 - 1Ipswich
ABirmingham2 - 1Cambridge
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sheff Utd since 1997
Sheff Utd
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
12
9
Games: Scored
6 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
4 / 10
SHU
3
D
4
BIR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Birmingham
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd4 - 0
Sheff Utd3 - 1
1 - 2Birmingham
0 - 2Birmingham
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Birmingham since 1998
Birmingham
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
9 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
1 / 10
SHU
3
D
1
BIR
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
1 - 2Sheff Utd
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Draw1 - 1Draw
Birmingham2 - 1
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham2 - 0
Birmingham1 - 0
0 - 2Sheff Utd
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Sheff Utd 18th Birmingham 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Birmingham scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-21
Birmingham have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Birmingham
1.3
1
Attack rating
SHU
BIR
14%
better
view stats
Games scored12
15
Failed to score7
4
Scored first9
9
Goals scored24
28
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
0%
better
SHU
BIR
view stats
Games conceded13
14
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first9
10
Goals conceded28
23
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1
KickOff rating
0%

Sheff Utd v Birmingham Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19564
M CooperT CampbellC O'HareS. Peck
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK19
-
C O'Hare MID1946
1
-
S. Peck MID1931
4
-
H Burrows DEF1811
1
-
T Campbell FWD1852
3
-
J Tanganga DEF16
2
-
T Cannon FWD162
-
A Brooks MID1511
2
-
M McGuinness DEF141
2
-
S McCallum DEF141
2
-
F Seriki DEF1311
-
G Hamer MID1312
3
-
B Mee DEF121
2
-
D. Soumaré MID12
2
-
D Ings FWD11
-
C Ogbene FWD101
-
J Riedewald MID91
1
-
L Barry FWD9
1
-
A. Matos MID6
-
R One FWD6
-
T. Bindon DEF5
-
T Davies MID5
-
B Godfrey DEF4
-
J Shackleton DEF3
-
T Chong MID3
-
A Davies GLK1
-
Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19846
C KlarerJ StansfieldA CochraneT Iwata
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Klarer DEF191
4
-
T Doyle MID192
1
-
D Gray FWD1953
2
-
S Paik MID184
3
-
T Iwata MID1811
6
-
J Stansfield FWD1883
4
-
A Cochrane DEF1714
2
-
K Furuhashi FWD17
1
-
L Dykes FWD162
-
L. Koumas FWD15
1
-
K Anderson  FWD151
1
-
P Neumann DEF141
1
-
P Roberts FWD1413
2
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF13
5
-
J Beadle GLK11
2
-
M Leonard MID11
1
-
M Ducksch FWD113
-
R Allsop GLK8
1
-
E Laird DEF71
-
J Robinson DEF5
2
2
E Cashin DEF5
-
W Willumsson MID3
-
A Sampsted DEF2
-
K Fujimoto MID1
-