Sheffield Utd v Birmingham result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 0–0 Birmingham

Championship · Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:30 BST · Bramall Lane

Updated 29 Aug 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sheffield Utd · Birmingham · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Sheffield Utd 0–0 Birmingham — this Championship match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.9% of 5118 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Utd and Birmingham drew 0–0 at Bramall Lane in the Championship on Saturday 15 August. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Birmingham out-shot Sheffield Utd 10 to 3 and created the better chances, 0.77 xG to 0.29 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

Discipline

G. Ward showed no yellow cards — against 2.9 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Sheffield Utd are 10th (shared) after this result (one league match played).

Birmingham are 10th (shared) after this result (one league match played).

It was the only goalless draw of round 1, across 12 matches. Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Birmingham are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Phil Neumann (Birmingham) 5.4, Christoph Klarer (Birmingham) 5.0 and Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham) 4.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Sheffield Utd or Birmingham (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.9% of the time in the last 90 days (3985 of 5118).

Next up

Sheffield Utd next host Watford on 21 November 2026.

Birmingham next travel to Stoke City on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Watford, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Stoke City v Birmingham, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 0–0 Birmingham · Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: G. Ward
Model coverage: 19 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Sheffield Utd 3 · draws 2 · Birmingham 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 3W 0D 2L · Birmingham 3W 2D 0L

Sheffield Utd 0–0 Birmingham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 19 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 29 August 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 5.88

Corners

against 4.25 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 3 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 1.38

Cards

against 3.13 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.92 yellows

Referee · G. Ward

21.67 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 12 matches

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 9 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.88 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.63 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.88 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.63 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.5 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: G. Ward — 2.92 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.67 fouls over 12 matches.

The referee's home and away split · Pro

Create free account Try Pro for £1.00 then £9.99 a month unless you cancel · 18+

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Goalkeeper

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Cooper	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Cooper n 8	90	3.8 6/5

Sheffield Utd Defensive

Sheffield Utd — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Tanganga	1	9090 min	00 /90	22 /90	11 /90	88 /90	00 /90	00 /90
M. McGuinness	1	9090 min	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90	66 /90	22 /90	00 /90
F. Seriki	1	8484 min	22.1 /90	22.1 /90	00 /90	55.4 /90	22.1 /90	11.1 /90
H. Burrows	1	4545 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	12 /90	00 /90	00 /90
R. Norrington-Davies	1	4545 min	24 /90	00 /90	00 /90	24 /90	12 /90	00 /90
See more players · Pro Try Pro for £1, then £9.99 a month unless you cancel · 18+

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Sydie Peck n 8	72.9	1.7 7/2	1.1 5/2	J. Solis
J. Tanganga n 8	90	1.3 6/3	0.8 5/1	C. Klarer
T. Cannon n 8	70.3	1.3 5/3	0.2 1/0	—
C. O'Hare n 8	79.4	0.9 4/1	2.6 6/4	—
M. McGuinness n 8	83.9	0.7 4/1	0.8 4/2	P. Neumann
See more players · Pro

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. O'Hare n 8	79.4	1.7 7/3
Sydie Peck n 8	72.9	1.7 5/4
J. Tanganga n 8	90	1.5 5/3
M. McGuinness n 8	83.9	1.1 5/3
T. Cannon n 8	70.3	0.6 4/0
See more players · Pro

Sheffield Utd Attacking

Sheffield Utd — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Cannon	1	9090 min	00 /90	00 /90	22 /90	11 /90	33 /90	00 /90
P. Bamford	1	7070 min	11.3 /90	00 /90	45.1 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
R. Oné	1	2020 min	00 /90	14.5 /90	14.5 /90	00 /90	29 /90	00 /90
C. O'Hare	1	9090 min	11 /90	00 /90	11 /90	11 /90	22 /90	00 /90
Sydie Peck	1	9090 min	00 /90	11 /90	00 /90	00 /90	22 /90	22 /90
See more players · Pro

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Cannon n 8	70.3	2.2 6/5	0.8 5/0
M. McGuinness n 8	83.9	0.9 5/1	0.5 3/1
C. O'Hare n 8	79.4	0.9 5/1	0.4 3/0
Sydie Peck n 8	72.9	0.6 3/1	0.3 1/1
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
See more players · Pro

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Sydie Peck n 8	72.9	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Cannon n 8	70.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
C. O'Hare n 8	79.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
M. McGuinness n 8	83.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
See more players · Pro

Birmingham

Birmingham Goalkeeper

Birmingham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Beadle	1	9696 min	21.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Beadle n 8	90.8	2 5/3

Birmingham Defensive

Birmingham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
B. Osayi-Samuel	1	9696 min	32.8 /90	21.9 /90	00 /90	87.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
C. Klarer	1	9696 min	00 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	43.8 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90
P. Neumann	1	9696 min	10.9 /90	43.8 /90	10.9 /90	54.7 /90	32.8 /90	00 /90
L. Buchanan	1	5151 min	11.8 /90	47.1 /90	00 /90	23.5 /90	11.8 /90	00 /90
A. Cochrane	1	4545 min	12 /90	00 /90	00 /90	510 /90	00 /90	00 /90
See more players · Pro

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Iwata n 8	76.8	1.8 6/4	0.3 2/0	—
P. Neumann n 8	90.8	1.5 5/4	0.7 3/2	M. McGuinness
J. Solis n 8	60.5	1.1 5/1	1.3 5/2	Sydie Peck
C. Klarer n 8	90.8	1 6/1	0.5 2/1	J. Tanganga
B. Osayi-Samuel n 8	72.9	0.5 3/0	1.7 6/3	—
See more players · Pro

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Osayi-Samuel n 8	72.9	2.6 6/5
J. Solis n 8	60.5	1.5 6/1
P. Neumann n 8	90.8	1.4 8/2
T. Iwata n 8	76.8	1.3 5/2
C. Klarer n 8	90.8	0.9 5/2
See more players · Pro

Birmingham Attacking

Birmingham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Priske	1	7272 min	11.3 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Paik Seung-Ho	1	6565 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.4 /90
J. Solis	1	9696 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90
Carlos Vicente	1	9595 min	00 /90	10.9 /90	21.9 /90	00 /90	32.8 /90	10.9 /90
J. Stansfield	1	7272 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90
See more players · Pro

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Solis n 8	60.5	1.1 6/0	0.7 4/0
T. Iwata n 8	76.8	0.9 2/2	0.3 2/0
P. Neumann n 8	90.8	0.2 2/0	0.2 2/0
C. Klarer n 8	90.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Beadle n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
See more players · Pro

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 9 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Solis n 8	60.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
P. Neumann n 8	90.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Klarer n 8	90.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
T. Iwata n 8	76.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Beadle n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
See more players · Pro

The next free picks, by email

The pick on this page was published before kick-off and graded afterwards. The daily email carries the next ones at 07:30 UK, each with its tier’s settled record, misses included. One click to leave.

Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Utd		Birmingham
45%	Possession	55%
0.29	Expected goals (xG)	0.77
3	Shots	10
1	Shots on target	2
2	Shots off target	5
0	Blocked shots	3
3	Shots inside the box	6
2	Corners	8
2	Offsides	3
12	Fouls	12
2	Saves	1
307	Passes	366
64%	Pass accuracy	69%

Sheffield Utd Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	7.9
F. Seriki	90	0	0	0	2	7.2
J. Tanganga	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. McGuinness	90	0	0	0	1	7.2
Sydie Peck	90	0	0	0	1	6.6
C. O'Hare	90	0	0	1	2	6.9
S. McCallum	77	1	0	0	0	7.3
P. Bamford	77	2	1	0	1	6.2
J. Rothwell	67	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Donovan	60	0	0	0	3	6.9
T. Cannon	60	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Chong sub	30	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Campbell sub	30	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Arblaster sub	23	0	0	0	0	6.9
H. Burrows sub	13	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Oné sub	13	0	0	0	1	6.3

Birmingham Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Beadle	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Osayi-Samuel	90	1	0	0	4	7.2
P. Neumann	90	0	0	1	2	7.2
C. Klarer	90	0	0	0	2	7.6
A. Cochrane	90	0	0	3	3	7.6
T. Iwata	90	1	0	1	3	6.9
J. Solis	90	0	0	1	2	7.3
Carlos Vicente	87	0	0	0	1	6
A. Priske	87	0	0	0	0	6.5
Paik Seung-Ho	80	3	0	1	1	6.3
J. Stansfield	74	2	2	0	1	6.3
D. Gray sub	16	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Bird sub	10	0	0	0	0	6.6
E. Laird sub	8	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Vázquez sub	8	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sheffield Utd v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield UtdWLLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

BirminghamDWWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sheffield Utd 3 · 2 draws · Birmingham 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2026-03-14 Birmingham 1–1 Sheffield Utd
2025-12-20 Sheffield Utd 3–0 Birmingham
2025-08-13 Birmingham 2–1 Sheffield Utd
2023-05-08 Birmingham 1–2 Sheffield Utd
2022-10-01 Sheffield Utd 1–1 Birmingham
2022-02-04 Birmingham 1–2 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2026/27

Sheffield Utd#10 pos22 pts15 pl+2 GD

Birmingham#1 pos29 pts15 pl+14 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.4

Birmingham scored1.87

Sheffield Utd conceded1.27

Birmingham conceded0.93

The Full Post-Match Picture

Pro members see this match shot by shot — every attempt with its expected-goals value, the situation and shot-type breakdowns, the xG timeline, and how the model’s pre-match probabilities compared with what happened. Plus every market the model graded for this fixture.

Try Pro for £1

then £9.99 a month unless you cancel · 18+

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Sheffield Utd v Birmingham?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sheffield Utd v Birmingham was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Birmingham?: In their last 6 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 3, Birmingham won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Birmingham?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 3W 0D 2L; Birmingham 3W 2D 0L.

Today’s Boards

Every fixture kicking off in the UK day, and the fixtures where the free pick leads with each market.

Predictions today Tomorrow BTTS board Over 2.5 board Under 2.5 board Over 1.5 board Home win board Away win board Double chance board

This page is generated from TACTIX’s match data by our software and checked automatically; data as of 29 Aug 2026, 04:30 UK. How it works → · Report an error

How our model works · Live track record · Predictions are model output, not betting advice.