Match Report
Sheffield United and Birmingham City went into the game level on 6 points, 8th against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sheffield United 1.25 scored and 1 conceded per game, Birmingham City 1.25 and 1, with the league averaging 1.47.
Sheffield United carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sheffield United 3, draws 5, Birmingham City 4, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Bramall Lane, capacity 32,702, hosted the game. G. Ward took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Sheffield United 45% · Birmingham City 55% · Total shots: 3-10 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 2-8