Sheffield Utd vs Birmingham — Championship: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 67′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 74′Birmingham, substitution:off
- 77′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
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Sheffield Utd and Birmingham share goalless draw at Bramall Lane
Sheffield Utd and Birmingham played out a goalless draw at Bramall Lane in the opening round of the Championship season, leaving both sides with a single point apiece. There were no goals, no cards mentioned and no moments of controversy to punctuate a game that ended without a shot finding the net.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Chris Wilder's Sheffield Utd dominated territory and chances without reward, holding 55 per cent of possession and forcing ten shots to Birmingham's three. Their xg of 0.65 against Birmingham's 0.36 underlined that superiority, yet only two of those efforts were on target as Chris Davies's side held firm defensively.
Birmingham, who arrived on the back of a run without defeat, restricted their hosts to a single shot on target in reply and managed just eight corners between the sides combined, with Sheffield Utd earning six of those. The result leaves both clubs level on points after one match, Sheffield Utd tenth and Birmingham eleventh in the table.
Michael Cooper was the top-rated player on the pitch with a 7.6 rating for Sheffield Utd, while team-mate Sam McCallum was not far behind on 7.5 despite neither being directly involved in a goal.
Sheffield Utd's ten shots to Birmingham's three reflected a clear territorial edge that nonetheless failed to yield a breakthrough.
Sheffield Utd and Birmingham drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Sheffield Utd met Birmingham in the Championship (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 15 August 2026, 16:30 UTC at Bramall Lane. Referee: Gavin Ward.
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Sheffield Utd (4-2-2-2)
Birmingham (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sheffield Utd 41%, the draw 32%, Birmingham 27%. It finished Sheffield Utd 0–0 Birmingham.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Sheffield Utd's 41% is home ground and little else. The draw at 32% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Sheffield Utd in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1534 to 1485. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,465 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.8%).
Why only 41%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Sheffield Utd's column. Across 10,563 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 24.9% norm). Championship homes won 43.0% of 8,356 games vs 44.9% across all 99,031 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Birmingham win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,561. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 2.0 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Last 6 between them: Sheffield Utd 3 wins, 2 draws, Birmingham 1 win. Most recently Birmingham 1–1 Sheffield Utd, 5 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 43.1% of 5035 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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On this page: the Sheffield Utd vs Birmingham final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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