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Sheffield United logo
FA Cup | Quarter-Finals
Mar 19, 2023 at 12pm UK
Bramall Lane
Blackburn logo

Sheff Utd
3 - 2
Blackburn

Gallagher (28' og.), McBurnie (81'), Doyle (90+1')
Robinson (21')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Brereton Diaz (21' pen.), Szmodics (60')
Carter (62')

The Match

Match Report

Sheffield United book their spot in the semi-finals of the FA Cup courtesy of a 3-2 victory over fellow Championship side Blackburn Rovers.

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackburn 2-1 Reading
Wednesday, March 15 at 7.45pm in Championship

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 57.29%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 19.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.75%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.13%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (6.37%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield UnitedDrawBlackburn Rovers
57.29% (-0.185 -0.19) 23.44% (-0.071000000000002 -0.07) 19.27% (0.257 0.26)
Both teams to score 49.21% (0.634 0.63)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.52% (0.625 0.63)50.48% (-0.624 -0.62)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.59% (0.552 0.55)72.4% (-0.551 -0.55)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.61% (0.16 0.16)17.39% (-0.159 -0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.19% (0.279 0.28)47.81% (-0.277 -0.28)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.57% (0.654 0.65)40.43% (-0.653 -0.65)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.95% (0.586 0.59)77.04% (-0.586 -0.59)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 57.28%
    Blackburn Rovers 19.27%
    Draw 23.43%
Sheffield UnitedDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 12.3% (-0.24 -0.24)
2-0 @ 10.75% (-0.16 -0.16)
2-1 @ 9.74% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
3-0 @ 6.27% (-0.06 -0.06)
3-1 @ 5.68% (0.048 0.05)
4-0 @ 2.74% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.57% (0.067 0.07)
4-1 @ 2.48% (0.034 0.03)
4-2 @ 1.13% (0.035 0.03)
5-0 @ 0.96%
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 57.28%
1-1 @ 11.13% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
0-0 @ 7.03% (-0.179 -0.18)
2-2 @ 4.41% (0.092 0.09)
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 23.43%
0-1 @ 6.37% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)
1-2 @ 5.04% (0.079 0.08)
0-2 @ 2.88% (0.03 0.03)
1-3 @ 1.52% (0.05 0.05)
2-3 @ 1.33% (0.05 0.05)
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 19.27%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Blackburn

Sheffield United
72.4%
Draw
8.6%
Blackburn Rovers
19.0%
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Head to Head
Mar 4, 2023 12.30pm
Aug 20, 2022 3pm
Sheff Utd
3-0
Blackburn
Norwood (31'), Ndiaye (73', 79')
Lowe (41'), Ahmedhodzic (51'), Ndiaye (79')

Gallagher (51'), Brereton Diaz (56')
Feb 23, 2022 7.45pm
Sheff Utd
1-0
Blackburn
Davies (90+2')
Egan (29'), Gibbs-White (56'), Berge (58')
Goode (66')

Rothwell (26'), Travis (67')
Nov 6, 2021 3pm
Blackburn
3-1
Sheff Utd
Khadra (37'), Brereton Diaz (59'), Poveda (70')
Lenihan (76')
Brewster (2')
Bogle (5'), Fleck (24'), Norwood (80')
Aug 27, 2019 7.45pm
Second Round
Sheff Utd
2-1
Blackburn
Stearman (31'), Norwood (45')
Stearman (7'), Morrison (91')
Gallagher (72')
Lenihan (78'), Cunningham (89')
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