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Fixture · Championship · Sat 15 Aug 2026, 16:30 UTC

Sheffield Utd
v Birmingham

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The model's read

Sheffield Utd
42%
match result
Draw
27%
match result
Birmingham
31%
match result
MarketModel probability
Double chance Sheffield Utd or draw69.1%
Double chance Birmingham or draw58.2%
Double chance either team72.7%
Over 1.5 goals78.5%
Over 2.5 goals53.7%
Over 3.5 goals31.4%
Both teams to score58.0%
Sheffield Utd over 1.5 team goals45.4%
Birmingham over 1.5 team goals37.0%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet27.5%
Birmingham clean sheet21.6%

Most likely scorelines: 1-1 12.9% · 2-1 9.0% · 1-0 7.9% · 1-2 7.6% · 0-0 7.1%

Probabilities, not selections. Every number above is read off one Dixon-Coles scoreline grid. None of it becomes a call until there is a market price to beat, the edge survives the margin, and lineups are confirmed. Nothing here is staked.

Recent form — Sheffield Utd

DateRScoreOpponentxG for-against
02 MayW2-1Derby (A)1.9 - 2.1
25 AprL2-3Preston (H)3.0 - 3.0
22 AprL1-3Blackburn (H)1.5 - 1.6
18 AprW2-0Watford (A)0.8 - 1.3
11 AprW2-1Hull City (H)2.4 - 1.2
06 AprL0-1Bristol City (A)1.6 - 0.4

Recent form — Birmingham

DateRScoreOpponentxG for-against
02 MayD1-1Portsmouth (A)1.7 - 0.7
25 AprW2-1Bristol City (H)1.8 - 1.1
22 AprW2-1Preston (H)1.9 - 2.4
18 AprD1-1Hull City (A)0.5 - 0.9
12 AprW2-0Wrexham (H)1.6 - 0.1
06 AprL1-2Ipswich (A)0.5 - 1.9

Chance quality, most recent season

Sheffield Utd
+0.30
xG diff/game · 1.56 for, 1.26 against
Birmingham
+0.31
xG diff/game · 1.36 for, 1.05 against

Head to head

DateHomeScoreAway
14 Mar 26Birmingham1-1Sheffield Utd
20 Dec 25Sheffield Utd3-0Birmingham