Championship
West Ham United FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC
Home
67%
Draw
18%
Away
14%
- Predicted score: 2–0Over 2.5: 64%BTTS: 57%
Medium confidenceFull prediction
Championship · Matchweek 1
Sheffield United FC vs Birmingham City FC Prediction
Match essentials
- Kick-off (UK)
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:30 (BST)
- Competition
- Championship
- Round
- Matchweek 1
- Venue
- To be confirmed
United Matchday prediction
Sheffield United FC win43%
Draw24%
Birmingham City FC win32%
- Predicted score
- 1–1
- Over 2.5 goals
- 57%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 43%
- BTTS yes
- 59%
- Over 1.5 goals
- 80%
- Over 3.5 goals
- 34%
- BTTS no
- 41%
- Expected goals
- 1.60 – 1.36
High confidence
Why the model favours this outcome
Home scoring numbers favour Sheffield United FC, who have created goals at an above-average rate in front of their own crowd. The model credits Birmingham City FC with an above-average away defensive record.
Most likely scorelines
- 1–111.3%
- 2–19.0%
- 1–08.3%
- 1–27.7%
- 0–17.0%
- 2–06.6%
- 2–26.1%
- 0–05.2%
Team comparison
| Statistic | Sheffield United FC | Birmingham City FC |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 7 | 7 |
| Points per match | 1.14 | 1.43 |
| Goals per match | 1.29 | 1.71 |
| Goals conceded per match | 1.57 | 1.57 |
| Home / away goals scored | 4 | 5 |
| Home / away goals conceded | 6 | 4 |
| Last 5 points | 6 | 6 |
| Last 5 goals scored | 7 | 8 |
| Last 5 goals conceded | 9 | 8 |
| Win percentage | 29% | 29% |
Sheffield United FC recent form
WLWLL
Birmingham City FC recent form
DDLWD
Recent form
Sheffield United FC
3W 0D 2L in the last 5 · 9 scored, 8 conceded
- Wat Derby County FC2–1
- Lvs Preston North End FC2–3
- Lvs Blackburn Rovers FC1–3
- Wat Watford FC2–0
- Wvs Hull City AFC2–1
Birmingham City FC
3W 2D 0L in the last 5 · 8 scored, 4 conceded
- Dat Portsmouth FC1–1
- Wvs Bristol City FC2–1
- Wvs Preston North End FC2–1
- Dat Hull City AFC1–1
- Wvs Wrexham AFC2–0
Model transparency
Model: UM Prediction Model v1.0
Generated: 13 August 2026
Last updated: 13 August 2026
Status: Locked
Prediction record
- Matches predicted
- 510
- 1X2 accuracy
- 46.9%
- BTTS accuracy
- 57.5%
- Over 2.5 accuracy
- 58.8%
- Exact score
- 10.6%
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