Birmingham City vs Sheffield United Tips & Preview - Open contest to produce goals

By Tolu Shotade

11 Aug 2025

Tolu Shotade 11 Aug 2025

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Birmingham City and Sheffield United meet in EFL Cup at St Andrews.
Both teams seek redemption after difficult start in the Championship.
Goals anticipated as both teams show attacking prowess and defensive issues.

Birmingham City vs Sheffield United

Birmingham City and Sheffield United begin their campaign in the EFL Cup with a first-round clash at St Andrews Stadium.

Neither team started the season on a positive note and will be keen to make a statement in Wednesday's clash. An open contest could be on the cards, with goals expected here.

Birmingham City News

Birmingham City marked their return to the Championship by playing out a 1-1 home draw with Ipswich Town in their opening fixture. They struck first through Jay Stansfield, but went on to concede an injury-time penalty.

Manager Chris Davies will be keen to take the positives from the performance and move on quickly from that result. Birmingham City are generally solid at home and are unbeaten in their last seven competitive fixtures in front of their fans.

Birmingham City often show their quality going forward and have scored first in four of their last five matches across all competitions. However, they are without a clean sheet in six of the last nine matches on this run, while four of their last six home fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

Sheffield United News

Sheffield United made a disappointing start to their Championship campaign, suffering a 4-1 home defeat to Bristol City. They were completely outclassed by the visitors, with Tyrese Campbell’s early effort proving a mere consolation.

The Blades had been a bit unconvincing in preseason and have now lost their last two matches across all competitions. One positive for Ruben Selles’ team is that they seem to travel well and have won six of their last seven away matches in all competitions.

The defeat to Bristol City highlighted a defensive problem for Sheffield United, who have scored and conceded in their last four matches across all competitions. All four fixtures have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Birmingham City have claimed five wins and four draws, while Sheffield United have been victorious three times in 12 previous matches. However, the visitors claimed a 2-1 away win in their last visit to St Andrews Stadium back in 2023.

Verdict

Birmingham v Sheff Utd

There were goals for both teams in the respective opening fixtures for Birmingham City and Sheffield United, and a repeat is expected here. With the Blades seeing over 2.5 goals in their last four matches, a similar outcome is on the cards here.

Birmingham City have scored first in four of their last five matches and should grab the opening goal on Wednesday.

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