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Sheffield Utd 0-0 Birmingham: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 1
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Bramall LaneGavin WardCapacity 32,702Sat, 15 Aug 202618:30
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  • K. Phillips portraitSheffield Utd crest
    K. Phillips
    Muscle Injury
    Out
  • J. Shackleton portraitSheffield Utd crest
    J. Shackleton
    Foot Injury
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  • L. Buchanan portraitBirmingham crest
    L. Buchanan
    Knee Injury
    Out
  • M. Ducksch portraitBirmingham crest
    M. Ducksch
    Calf Injury
    Out
  • T. Gardner-Hickman portraitBirmingham crest
    T. Gardner-Hickman
    Injury
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  • M. Leonard portraitBirmingham crest
    M. Leonard
    Achilles Tendon Injury
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Player of the match
Michael John Cooper headshot
Michael John Cooper
Goalkeeper · Sheffield Utd
7.9
This match
Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity0.0Passing0.0Involvement4.2Defending0.0Physical8.4Dribbling0.0
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Build-up
Passes31
Pass accuracy48%
Goalkeeping
Saves2
Goals conceded0
Penalties saved0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Cooper7.9McCallum7.3Seriki7.2Solís7.3Cochrane7.6Klarer7.6
Player
Michael CooperMichael CooperG2015/31
James BeadleJames BeadleG105/31
Sheffield Utd crestLive statsBirmingham crest

Possession & Passing

45%Possession55%
307Total passes366
64%Pass accuracy69%
2Corners8

Attack

3Shots10
1On target2
2Off target5
0Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

3Shots in box6
0Shots out box4
0.4xG0.7
0.1Goals prevented0.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves1
2Offsides3
12Fouls12

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd
0.363145%
Birmingham crestBirmingham
0.6510255%

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

13 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,30,60,81,10'15'30'45'60'75'90'Birmingham0,65 xGSheffield U…0,36 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd0,36 xG · 0 scoredBirmingham crestBirmingham0,65 xG · 0 scored

Momentum

12 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Sheffield U…Birmingham
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd29% pressureBirmingham crestBirmingham71% pressure

Match replay

91'
0-0
0%Draw 100%0%
0.36xG0.65
3Shots10
1On target2
Momentum
Sam McCallum portrait2' Off target Sam McCallum 0.19 xG

Shot map

3 v 10

Sheffield Utd shoot right, Birmingham left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SUBIRgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

3 on target · 0 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Sheffield UtdBirminghamgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right.

Sheffield Utd
30Rothwell40Bamford24Cannon64Peck83McCallum58Cooper42Donovan76Seriki75Tanganga57McGuinness72O'Hare
Birmingham
61Paik61Neumann64Klarer78Solís98Osayi-Sam…45Stansfield44Beadle64Vicente72Cochrane78Iwata52Priske

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

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More match stats

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Attack

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10Touches in box19
81Final third entries67
1Big chances1
0,10xG on target0,26
1Big chances missed1
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Passing

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3/17 (18%)Crosses4/32 (13%)
24/69 (35%)Long balls20/66 (30%)
27Throw-ins21
12Free kicks12
8Goal kicks10
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Duels

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52Total48
29/65 (45%)Ground36/65 (55%)
40/67 (60%)Aerial27/67 (40%)
7/15 (47%)Dribbles6/12 (50%)
11Dispossessed5
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Defending

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52Recoveries56
8Interceptions10
11Tackles19
45%Tackles won58%
46Clearances28
1Big saves0
1Errors led to shot0
0Fouled in final third2
7,13Average rating6,99

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

Sheffield Utd crestShare of their matchesBirmingham crest

They score

70%1+ goal90%
50%2+ goals60%
20%3+ goals10%

They concede

70%1+ goal70%
50%2+ goals40%

Heaviest results

Sheffield Utd crestbest 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Birmingham crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Match summary

Sheffield Utd and Birmingham drew 0-0 at Bramall Lane in the Championship. In their last 13 meetings, Sheffield Utd have won 3, Birmingham 4, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 50%
SU50%
X50%
BIR0%

→ Double chance: Sheffield Utd or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Sheffield Utd crestShare per factorBirmingham crest
62%Head-to-head38%
62%Goals38%
62%Overall38%

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Prematch standings

Head-to-headLast 13 meetings

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Wins
6
Draws
4Birmingham crest
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  • 19 Sept 2018Sheffield Utd crest0 - 0Birmingham crestChampionship
  • 21 Apr 2018Birmingham crest2 - 1Sheffield Utd crestChampionship
  • 25 Nov 2017Sheffield Utd crest1 - 1Birmingham crestChampionship
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