Sheffield United vs. Birmingham City in week 1 of the 2026-2027 Championship kicks off at 17:30 GMT on 2026-08-15.
Expect 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 21 fouls this match from Referee G. Ward based on their last 10 games.
In their most recent 3 matchups, C. Wilder has 1 victory, while C. Davies has 1 victory, and 1 draw.
Sheffield United misses 4 players: T. Onyango (Hamstring Injury), K. Phillips (Muscle Injury), T. Chong (Injury), F. Seriki (Injury) while Birmingham City misses 2 players: M. Leonard (Achilles Tendon Injury), A. Priske (Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Sheffield United should be met by Birmingham City's expected 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw S. Peck lead Sheffield United with a 7.9 TheyScored rating, and B. Osayi-Samuel top-rating for Birmingham City at 7.5.
Sheffield United came off a win (3-0 vs Mansfield Town) and Birmingham City also triumphed (1-0 vs Swansea City).
Both teams have been in great form: Sheffield United 4-1-0 and Birmingham City 4-1-0 over their last 5 matches.
Birmingham City lead this rivalry - 5 wins from 14 matches versus Sheffield United (who've won just 4 games), alongside 5 draws.
Sheffield Utd is going head to head with Birmingham on 15/8/2026 16:30 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sheffield Utd v Birmingham H2H statistics!