EFL Championship · Matchday 1

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:30:00 UTCBramall LaneMatchday 1

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Sheffield United 39%Draw 34%Birmingham City 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Sheffield UnitedBirmingham City
45Possession55
0.29Expected goals (xG)0.77
3Shots10
1Shots on target2
2Shots off target5
0Blocked shots3
3Shots inside box6
0Shots outside box4
2Corners8
2Offsides3
12Fouls12
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Saves1
307Passes366
198Accurate passes254
64Pass accuracy69

Match events

  • 60'Thomas Cannon Tyrese Campbell
  • 60'Romelle Donovan Tahith Chong
  • 67'Joe Rothwell Oliver Arblaster
  • 74'Jay Stansfield Demarai Gray
  • 77'Sam McCallum Harrison Burrows
  • 77'Patrick Bamford Ryan Oné
  • 80'Seung-ho Paik Max Bird
  • 87'Carlos Vicente Ethan Laird
  • 87'August Priske Luis Vázquez

Sheffield United · Birmingham City

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Sheffield United4-4-2
456.577'Bamford
76.567'Rothwell
56.9Tanganga
17.0Cooper
36.977'McCallum
106.5O'Hare
256.9McGuinness
96.560'Cannon
386.9Seriki
116.560'Donovan
426.5Peck
Birmingham City4-3-3
266.9Osayi-Samuel
86.580'Paik
56.9Neumann
46.9Klarer
246.5Iwata
206.9Cochrane
146.5Solís
286.574'Stansfield
17.0Beadle
76.587'Vicente
96.587'Priske

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Sheffield United

  • 45Patrick Bamford6.5
  • 7Joe Rothwell6.5
  • 5Japhet Tanganga6.9
  • 1Michael Cooper7.0
  • 3Sam McCallum6.9
  • 10Callum O'Hare6.5
  • 25Mark McGuinness6.9
  • 9Thomas Cannon6.5
  • 38Oluwafemi Seriki6.9
  • 11Romelle Donovan6.5
  • 42Sydie Peck6.5

Birmingham City

  • 26Bright Osayi-Samuel6.9
  • 8Seung-ho Paik6.5
  • 5Phil Neumann6.9
  • 4Christoph Klarer6.9
  • 24Tomoki Iwata6.5
  • 20Alex Cochrane6.9
  • 14Jhon Solís6.5
  • 28Jay Stansfield6.5
  • 1James Giles Beadle7.0
  • 7Carlos Vicente6.5
  • 9August Priske6.5
Sheffield UnitedTale of the tapeBirmingham City
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
6 ptsTable6 pts
-1Goal difference+1
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head3 previous meetings

Sheffield United 1W2D0W Birmingham City

Goals 41

  • 2026-08-15Sheffield United00Birmingham City
  • 2026-03-14Birmingham City11Sheffield United
  • 2025-12-20Sheffield United30Birmingham City

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Sheffield United5131-16
Birmingham City4130+16
Sheffield United v Birmingham City — EFL Championship | Factlen