Championship

Championship | Gameweek 5

Aug 20, 2022 at 3pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
3 - 0
Blackburn

Norwood (31'), Ndiaye (73', 79')
Lowe (41'), Ahmedhodzic (51'), Ndiaye (79')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Gallagher (51'), Brereton Diaz (56')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Sheff Utd 2-1 Sunderland
Wednesday, August 17 at 8pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Watford	4	2	8
4	Sheffield United	4	2	7
5	Norwich City	5	1	7

Blackburn Rovers

Last Six:

Last Game: Reading 3-0 Blackburn
Wednesday, August 17 at 8pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Blackburn Rovers	4	2	9
2	Hull City	4	2	8
3	Watford	4	2	8

We said: Sheffield United 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Saturday's contest should certainly be an intriguing one, given Blackburn's positive start and the Blades' growing momentum, and the form Heckingbottom's side have displayed on home turf this calendar year tips the balance in their favour in our eyes. Sheffield United boast quality all over the pitch and have the tools to hurt their visitors, who should also cause problems but may be overpowered at Bramall Lane. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 59.96%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 16.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.37%) and 2-1 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.02%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (6.48%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
59.96% ( 6.34)	23.67% ( -2.58)	16.36% ( -3.76)

Both teams to score 43.44% (

0.66)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.58% (

4.28)

55.42% (

-4.29)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.38% (

3.39)

76.62% (

-3.4)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.77% (

4.21)

18.23% (

-4.21)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.74% (

6.71)

49.26% (

-6.72)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

53.12% (

-2.03)

46.88% (

2.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

17.6% (

-1.58)

82.39% (

1.58)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 59.95%

Blackburn Rovers 16.36%

Draw 23.67%

Sheffield United	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 14.54% ( -0.49) 2-0 @ 12.37% ( 1.14) 2-1 @ 9.38% ( 0.37) 3-0 @ 7.02% ( 1.43) 3-1 @ 5.32% ( 0.83) 4-0 @ 2.99% ( 0.9) 4-1 @ 2.26% ( 0.59) 3-2 @ 2.02% ( 0.22) 5-0 @ 1.02% ( 0.39) Other @ 3.03% Total : 59.95%	1-1 @ 11.02% ( -1.04) 0-0 @ 8.55% ( -1.51) 2-2 @ 3.55% ( -0.06) Other @ 0.55% Total : 23.67%	0-1 @ 6.48% ( -1.6) 1-2 @ 4.18% ( -0.66) 0-2 @ 2.45% ( -0.78) 1-3 @ 1.05% ( -0.24) Other @ 2.21% Total : 16.36%