Sheffield Utd vs Birmingham: result 0-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 15, 2026 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Bramall Lane, Sheffield
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What was the result of Sheffield Utd vs Birmingham?
Sheffield Utd and Birmingham drew 0-0 on August 15, 2026.
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Sheffield Utd win at 41%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-0.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Sheffield Utd vs Birmingham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sheffield Utd
4-2-2-2- 9T. Cannon
- 45P. Bamford
- 10C. O'Hare
- 11R. Donovan
- 7J. Rothwell
- 42Sydie Peck
- 3S. McCallum
- 25M. McGuinness
- 5J. Tanganga
- 38F. Seriki
- 1M. Cooper
Birmingham
4-2-3-1- 9A. Priske
- 28J. Stansfield
- 8Paik Seung-Ho
- 7Carlos Vicente
- 14J. Solis
- 24T. Iwata
- 20A. Cochrane
- 4C. Klarer
- 5P. Neumann
- 26B. Osayi-Samuel
- 1J. Beadle
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sheffield Utd have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Birmingham have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | Mansfield Town(away) | 3-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | VfL Bochum(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Rotherham(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Huddersfield(home) | 3-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Levante(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Swansea(away) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Barcelona(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Crewe(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Burton Albion(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Solihull Moors(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Sheffield Utd wins, 2 draws, 1 Birmingham win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | Birmingham 1-1 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Sheffield Utd 3-0 Birmingham | Championship |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Birmingham 2-1 Sheffield Utd | League Cup |
| May 8, 2023 | Birmingham 1-2 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Sheffield Utd 1-1 Birmingham | Championship |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Birmingham 1-2 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Sheffield Utd on Mar 14, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Sheffield Utd score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.3 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Utd | 1.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sheffield Utd sit 15th in Championship (12 points from 10 matches) and Birmingham sit 4th (17 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Birmingham | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 17 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy