Birmingham vs Sheffield Utd
Key events
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Sheffield Utd- K. Furuhashi
- G. Hamer
- J. Stansfield
BirminghamFT 2–1
Predictions & odds
View allModel outlook versus market-implied chances (overround removed from decimal odds). For entertainment and analysis only — not betting advice.
Model blend
Estimated outcome mix from Sportra's pre-match model
- Birmingham10%
- Draw45%
- Sheffield Utd45%
Prematch market
No prematch 1X2 odds snapshot available.
Live market
No in-play odds snapshot was captured for this match.
Venue
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Birmingham · England
- Address
- St. Andrew's Road
- Surface
- grass
- Capacity
- 30009
Match
Gavin Ward, England
1st Round
- Referee
- Gavin Ward, England
- Round
- 1st Round
- Date
Competition
Cup · England
- Country
- England (GB-ENG)
- Season
- 2025
- Dates
- 2025-07-29 → 2026-03-22
Match statistics
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Visual snapshot of possession, chance quality, and shooting.
Possession
54%54%46%46%
Expected goals (xG)
2.3084%0.4316%
Total shots
2080%520%
Shots on target
583%117%
Team form & competition
View all- 1-0-1W-D-L
- 2/2Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 2-1
- Worst defeats
- 0-1
- 0-0-1W-D-L
- 1/2Goals F/A
- Worst defeats
- 2-1
Head to head
View all3Birminghamwins
4Drawsmatches
2Sheffield Utdwins
Recorded meetings: 9 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
- Highest scoring
- Sheffield Utd 0–4 Birmingham
- Birmingham most goals
- Sheffield Utd 0–4 Birmingham
- Sheffield Utd most goals
- Birmingham 1–2 Sheffield Utd
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Birmingham created the clearer chances on xG (2.30 vs 0.43, Δ 1.87). Birmingham fired more attempts (20 vs 5 shots). Birmingham held more of the ball (54% possession).
Sheffield Utd outperformed their xG by 0.6 goals (1 scored vs 0.43 xG).