Birmingham City vs Sheffield United – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

13/08/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

St. Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham).

EFL Cup - 1/64-finals
Referee: Ward G. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


Africa	Azam Sports 3, Sporty TV
Andorra	beIN Sports 1
Argentina	Disney+
Asia	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 2, beIN Sports MENA 3, beIN Sports MENA French 1, TOD
Australia	beIN Sports 3
Austria	Sky Go Austria, Sky Sport Austria Premier League, Sky Sport Austria Top Event
Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Arena Sport 1
Brazil	Disney+, ESPN 4
Bulgaria	Diema Sport 2, Play Diema Xtra
Chile	Disney+
Colombia	Disney+
Croatia	Arena Sport 2, MAXtv To Go
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 1
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay, V Sport 2, V Sport Premium
France	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1, Free
Germany	Sky Go Germany, Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Sport Top Event, WOW
Hungary	Match 4
Iceland	SÝN Sport Viaplay, Viaplay
Ireland	NOW
Japan	DAZN Japan
Mexico	Disney+, ESPN 4
Netherlands	Viaplay
Norway	Viaplay, V Sport 1
Peru	Disney+
Romania	Digi Sport 3
Serbia	Arena Premium 3
Slovakia	Voyo
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Premium
Switzerland	Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Sport Top Event
United-kingdom	ITV 1, ITV 4, ITV X, NOW TV, Sky Go Extra, Sky Go, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports UHD, STV, STV Player, UTV
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	CBS Sports Golazo, Paramount+
Venezuela	Disney+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
3.13	0.46
Ball Possession
54%	46%
Total shots
20	5
Shots on target
5	1
Big Chances
3	1
Corner Kicks
5	2
Passes
78% (337/432)	74% (284/383)
Yellow Cards
2	1
Expected Goals (xG)
3.13	0.46
xG on target (xGOT)
2.05	0.07
Total shots
20	5
Shots on target
5	1
Shots off target
10	3
Blocked Shots
5	1
Shots inside the Box
17	1
Shots outside the Box
3	4
Hit the Woodwork
1	1
Big Chances
3	1
Corner Kicks
5	2
Touches in opposition box
43	1
Accurate through passes
1	0
Offsides
3	1
Free Kicks
12	8
Passes
78% (337/432)	74% (284/383)
Long passes
38% (24/63)	30% (22/73)
Passes in final third
59% (63/107)	56% (36/64)
Crosses
33% (6/18)	17% (1/6)
Expected assists (xA)
2.29	0.38
Throw-ins
26	22
Fouls
9	12
Tackles
74% (14/19)	71% (12/17)
Duels won
64	57
Clearances
15	38
Interceptions
11	8
Errors leading to shot
0	2
Errors leading to goal
0	1
Goalkeeper Saves
0	3
xGOT faced
0.07	2.05
Goals prevented
-0.93	0.05

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
5', 1 - 0, Furuhashi K. ⚽, Gray D. (A),
14', Robinson J. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
46', O'Hare C. ↓, Peck S. ↑,
46', Gray D. ↓, Anderson K. ↑,
56', Robinson J. ↓, Bindon T. ↑,
56', Soumare D. ↓, Hamer G. ↑,
56', One R. ↓, Campbell T. ↑,
57', Furuhashi K. ↓, Stansfield J. ↑,
67', Doyle T. ↓, Paik Seung-Ho ↑,
68', Laird E. ↓, Osayi-Samuel B. ↑,
72', 1 - 1, Hamer G. ⚽, Peck S. (A),
73', Stansfield J. 🟨,
77', Leonard M. ↓, Dykes L. ↑,
82', Ukaki E. ↓, Brooks A. ↑,
87', 2 - 1, Stansfield J. ⚽, Willumsson W. T. (A),
90+3', Klarer C. 🟨,

Chances of winning

Birmingham City
56.2%

Draw
25.5%

Sheffield United
18.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

37.5%

30.2%

32.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

38%

30.6%

32%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Birmingham City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+18.7%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Birmingham City's performance.

Sheffield United has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-14.1%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Sheffield United might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Birmingham City than the current prediction. (-18.2%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Birmingham City that the model has picked up on.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Sheffield United than the current prediction. (+13.7%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Sheffield United could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.

Birmingham City - Sheffield United Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.79 ↓ (2.5)	3.93 ↑ (3.11)	5.52 ↑ (2.89)	-0.6% (6.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Birmingham City - Sheffield United?

Users Predictions: Birmingham City will win (23 of 27 users predict this - 85.19%).
Confidence interval (95%): 71.79% – 98.59%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Birmingham City will win (6 of 7 users predict this - 85.71%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 1.
Birmingham is showing really good form (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Sheff Utd has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Recently, Sheff Utd has had a series of away games.
Birmingham could have a small edge in this match.
In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 2 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 8:8. (average 0.9:0.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Birmingham won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 5:6. (average 1.3:1.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Birmingham City won against Sheffield United?

Birmingham City has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Sheffield United won against Birmingham City?

Sheffield United has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Birmingham City - Sheffield United were as follows:

08.05.2023 Birmingham City - Sheffield United 1:2

01.10.2022 Sheffield United - Birmingham City 1:1

Latest results of Birmingham City

08.08.2025 Birmingham City - Ipswich Town 1:1 ✺

02.08.2025 Birmingham City - Nottingham Forest 1:0 ✺

26.07.2025 Northampton Town - Birmingham City 3:0 ✺

26.07.2025 Port Vale - Birmingham City 0:2 ✺

23.07.2025 Solihull Moors - Birmingham City 0:1 ✺

Latest results of Sheffield United

09.08.2025 Sheffield United - Bristol City 1:4 ✺

30.07.2025 Nice - Sheffield United 3:2 ✺

26.07.2025 Chesterfield - Sheffield United 1:4 ✺

22.07.2025 Burton Albion - Sheffield United 1:2 ✺

19.07.2025 Rotherham United - Sheffield United 0:5 ✺

Draw

Main

1/64-finals

1	Birmingham	Sheffield Utd	2 : 1
2	Blackpool	Port Vale	0 : 1
3	Accrington	Peterborough	2 : 1
4	Middlesbrough	Doncaster	0 : 4
5	Tranmere	Burton	1 : 2
6	Harrogate	Lincoln	1 : 3
7	Sunderland	Bye
8	Huddersfield	Leicester	3 : 2
9	Barrow	Preston	0 : 1
10	Wrexham	Hull	4 : 3
11	Wigan	Notts Co	1 : 0
12	Stockport County	Crewe	3 : 1
13	Stoke	Walsall	1 : 0
14	Blackburn	Bradford City	1 : 2
15	Burnley	Bye
16	West Brom	Derby	1 : 2
17	Everton	Bye
18	Chesterfield	Mansfield	0 : 2
19	Bolton	Sheffield Wed	3 : 4
20	Bye	Leeds
21	Grimsby	Shrewsbury	3 : 1
22	Bye	Manchester Utd
23	Fulham	Bye
24	Bristol City	MK Dons	2 : 0
25	Watford	Norwich	1 : 2
26	Northampton	Southampton	0 : 1
27	Oxford Utd	Colchester	1 : 0
28	Bye	Brighton
29	Portsmouth	Reading	1 : 2
30	Gillingham	AFC Wimbledon	1 : 2
31	Cardiff	Swindon	2 : 1
32	Cheltenham	Exeter	2 : 0
33	Newport	Millwall	0 : 1
34	Coventry	Luton	1 : 0
35	Wolves	Bye
36	Bye	West Ham
37	Barnsley	Fleetwood	3 : 2
38	Salford	Rotherham	0 : 1
39	Swansea	Crawley	3 : 1
40	Plymouth	QPR	3 : 2
41	Bromley	Ipswich	2 : 1
42	Leyton Orient	Wycombe	0 : 1
43	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge Utd	0 : 2
44	Charlton	Stevenage	3 : 1
45	Bournemouth	Bye
46	Bye	Brentford

1/32-finals

1	Birmingham	Port Vale
2	Accrington	Doncaster
3	Burton	Lincoln
4	Sunderland	Huddersfield
5	Preston	Wrexham
6	Wigan	Stockport County
7	Stoke	Bradford City
8	Burnley	Derby
9	Everton	Mansfield
10	Sheffield Wed	Leeds
11	Grimsby	Manchester Utd
12	Fulham	Bristol City
13	Norwich	Southampton
14	Oxford Utd	Brighton
15	Reading	AFC Wimbledon
16	Cardiff	Cheltenham
17	Millwall	Coventry
18	Wolves	West Ham
19	Barnsley	Rotherham
20	Swansea	Plymouth
21	Bromley	Wycombe
22	Cambridge Utd	Charlton
23	Bournemouth	Brentford