Birmingham City vs Sheffield United prediction 13.08.2025 | EFL Cup
Birmingham City
Kick off:
Date:
Sheffield United
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2.01
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3.50
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3.72
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- Competition: EFL Cup
- Date: 13th August, 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Sheffield United are looking to take another step in the battle for promotion to the Premier League after narrowly missing out last season. They travel to Birmingham for their second game of the season, where they face Birmingham City, who have just returned to the Championship after a season away.
The Blades started the 2025/26 season with a 4-1 defeat to Bristol City, although they were very dominant throughout the game.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield United Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Birmingham City
1 : 2
Sheffield United
Championship
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Sheffield United
1 : 1
Birmingham City
Championship
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Birmingham City
1 : 2
Sheffield United
Championship
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Sheffield United
0 : 1
Birmingham City
Championship
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Birmingham City
1 : 1
Sheffield United
Championship
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Sheffield United
0 : 0
Birmingham City
Championship
Sheffield United have fared better in recent H2H history against Birmingham City. The Blades are currently unbeaten in three consecutive matches (2W 1D) and have only lost once in the last six encounters.
Birmingham City team overview
Birmingham City celebrated their return to the Championship with a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town in the opening game of the 2025/26 season, with the Blues unlucky to drop two points thanks to a late Ipswich equaliser. Jay Stansfield put Birmingham City ahead in the 55th minute, but the home side conceded a penalty in stoppage time and had to settle for a draw.
Dykes, S. Paik, E. Laird and D. Gray are all unavailable to face Sheffield United on Friday due to injuries. The centre-forward Kyogo Furuhashi was the headline summer signing, who joined Birmingham City for around 8£ million. However, Jay Stansfield was the hero against Ipswich Town, scoring the first goal of the game that secured his team a point.
Last matches of Birmingham City
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Birmingham City
1 : 1
Ipswich Town
Championship
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Northampton Town
3 : 0
Birmingham City
Club Friendlies 3
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Port Vale
0 : 2
Birmingham City
Club Friendlies 3
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Sevilla
1 : 3
Birmingham City
Club Friendlies
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Birmingham City
4 : 0
Mansfield Town
League One
Birmingham City lineup
Goalkeeper
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21
Ryan Allsop
Defenders
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26
Bright Osayi-Samuel
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5
Phil Neumann
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4
Christoph Klarer
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20
Alex Cochrane
Midfielders
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24
Tomoki Iwata
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8
Seung-Ho Paik
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14
Keshi Anderson
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10
Demarai Gray
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28
Jay Stansfield
Forwards
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9
Kyogo Furuhashi
Sheffield United team overview
Sheffield United did not start the 2025/26 Championship season as hoped with a 4-1 defeat against Bristol City. However, the performance itself was worth three points, as the expected goals (xG) metric shows - the Blades dominated throughout the game with 74% against 26% possession and scored an xG value of 2.30.
Midfielder Ollie Arblaster is sidelined with a knee injury and will not feature in mid-week. Tyrese Campbell delivered a good performance in the first game of the season against Ipswich Town, scoring an equalising goal in the 14th minute.
Last matches of Sheffield United
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Sheffield United
1 : 4
Bristol City
Championship
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York City
2 : 6
Sheffield United
Club Friendlies
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Sheffield United
1 : 2
Sunderland
Championship
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Sheffield United
3 : 0
Bristol City
Championship
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Bristol City
0 : 3
Sheffield United
Championship
Sheffield United lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Michael Cooper
Defenders
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38
Femi Seriki
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6
Tyler Bindon
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33
Rhys Norrington-Davies
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14
Harrison Burrows
Midfielders
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42
Sydie Peck
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8
Gustavo Hamer
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10
Callum O'Hare
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27
Louie Barry
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11
Andre Brooks
Forwards
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23
Tyrese Campbell
Prediction
Although Sheffield United started the new 2025/26 Championship season with a 4-1 defeat to Bristol City, they were unable to take home all three points. They had an xG of 2.30 and were the measure of all things from start to finish with 74% possession and 20 shots on goal. After a remarkable performance last season, in which they finished third in the league with 90 points and only missed out on a return to the Premier League by losing in the play-off final, they have clearly not let up. Furthermore, Sheffield United are unbeaten in three consecutive H2H games against Birmingham CIty, and that is our tip for this game - double chance (x2) for Sheffield United.
Three reasons we expect Double chance x2
- Despite losing the opening Championship game of the season 4-1 to Bristol City, Sheffield United should have actually won it. They registered 20 shots on goal against 9 and accumulated an xG score of 2.30 against 1.30 by Sheffield United
- Sheffield United are unbeaten in 3 consecutive H2H matches against Birmingham City
- Sheffield United finished 3rd in the Championship last season, accumulating a remarkable 90 points. With Birmingham City returning to the Championship after a year absence, Sheffield United should have an upper hand on this
Main prediction Birmingham City - Sheffield United
Sheffield United win or draw (X2)
Best Odds:
22Bet
1.83
