Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd Championship prediction & result
Final score: Blackburn 1-2 Sheffield Utd.
Before kick-off the model made it 43% Blackburn, 28% draw, 29% Sheffield Utd — fair odds of 2.33, 3.57 and 3.45.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
The model got this one wrong.
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Has the model earned this number?
Blackburn at 43%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd
Line-ups
- 1A. PearsG
- 2R. AlebiosuD
- 6Tom AtchesonD
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
- 8Sam MorsyM
- 25R. MorishitaM
- 10T. CantwellM
- 21O. AfolayanM
- 11J. FevrierF
- 3H. PickeringD
- 30J. GarrettM
- 28A. ForshawM
- 17H. CarterD
- 27Gady BeyukuD
- 22B. TóthG
- 53F. VareM
- 42Harry ListerM
- 45Harvey HigginsM
- 1M. CooperG
- 8H. ChoudhuryD
- 5J. TangangaD
- 15L. KitchingD
- 30R. Norrington-DaviesD
- 11R. DonovanM
- 42Sydie PeckM
- 7J. RothwellM
- 3S. McCallumM
- 9T. CannonF
- 22B. BreretonF
- 44J. RiedewaldM
- 4O. ArblasterM
- 10J. AyewF
- 45P. BamfordF
- 33J. BaptisteM
- 23T. CampbellF
- 17A. DaviesG
- 2M. DohertyD
- 27K. PhillipsM
Form going into Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd
Blackburn
All competitions we cover
- L1-2away to Preston5 September 2026
- D0-0away to Lincoln1 September 2026
- L1-2QPR29 August 2026
- W2-1Middlesbrough22 August 2026
- D2-2away to Wolves14 August 2026
Sheffield Utd
All competitions we cover
- L1-3Norwich5 September 2026
- W3-2Bolton1 September 2026
- D2-2away to Cardiff29 August 2026
- D0-0away to Swansea22 August 2026
- D0-0Birmingham15 August 2026
What these results say
- Blackburn failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
- Blackburn scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
- Blackburn conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
- Sheffield Utd failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blackburn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd
- 25 August 2026Blackburn 1–2 Sheffield UtdLeague Cup
- 22 April 2026Sheffield Utd 1–3 BlackburnChampionship
- 21 October 2025Blackburn 1–3 Sheffield UtdChampionship
- 3 May 2025Sheffield Utd 1–1 BlackburnChampionship
- 2 November 2024Blackburn 0–2 Sheffield UtdChampionship
Leading scorers: Blackburn and Sheffield Utd
Blackburn
GoalsAssists
- A. Guðjohnsen101
- O. Afolayan52
Sheffield Utd
GoalsAssists
- P. Bamford51
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Sheffield Utd won 2–1 at Blackburn. The model had leaned towards a win for Blackburn at 43% and given a win for Sheffield Utd 29%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goals: Kristi Montgomery 20' for Blackburn, Thomas Cannon 35' for Sheffield Utd, Sydie Peck 44' for Sheffield Utd.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent matches in our records (any competition, kept since July 2026) before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line; middle ring: the model's probability for this match. Not betting advice. How to read this.