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When is Sheffield United v Birmingham City?
Saturday 15th August.

What time is kick-off for Sheffield United v Birmingham City?
5:30pm, UK time.

Where is Sheffield United v Birmingham City being played?
Bramall Lane, Sheffield.

How can I watch Sheffield United v Birmingham City?
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.

Sheffield United v Birmingham City Betting Form?

Two sides who will expect to be in the promotion mix come the end of the season meet at Bramall Lane as Sheffield United host Birmingham City.

The Blades had a poor season on their return to the second tier last season with an abysmal start ending their promotion hopes before they had begun. With Chris Wilder back in the dugout, things improved and the Blades are 15/8 to make the top six.

However, they could do with some reinforcements, with Andre Brooks and Gus Hamer both departing. Kalvin Phillips, who spent the second half of last season at Bramall Lane, has joined again on loan from Manchester City and could make the squad for the weekend. Harry Souttar is a player the Blades like, but any transfer for the Leicester man won’t be completed in time.

Birmingham’s away form hamstrung their top six bid last season, but they did manage to record a rare away success when beating Swansea on the road in the League Cup first round on Saturday. In terms of incomings, Dael Fry joins on a free transfer having played 263 Championship games for hometown club Middlesbrough and England Under-21 international James Beadle has re-signed for another season on loan in the Midlands. New centre forward Luis Vaquez impressed in his cameo against Swansea at the weekend.

BIRMINGHAM CITY RECENT FORM

WIN: Swansea 0–1 Birmingham — 8th August 2026 (EFL Cup)

WIN (pens): Birmingham 2–2 Barcelona (3–2 pens) — 31st July 2026 (Friendly)

WIN: Crewe 1–2 Birmingham — 25th July 2026 (Friendly)

WIN: Northampton 0–2 Birmingham — 25th July 2026 (Friendly)

WIN: Burton 0–1 Birmingham — 22nd July 2026 (Friendly)

 

SHEFFIELD UNITED RECENT FORM

WIN: Mansfield Town 0–3 Sheffield United — 9th August 2026 (EFL Cup)  

DRAW: Bochum 0–0 Sheffield United — 1st August 2026 (Friendly)  

WIN: Rotherham United 0–2 Sheffield United — 25th July 2026 (Friendly)  

WIN: Sheffield United 3–1 Huddersfield Town — 21st July 2026 (Friendly)  

WIN: Levante 1–2 Sheffield United — 17th July 2026 (Friendly)

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What Are the Best Odds On Sheffield United v Birmingham City?

There isn’t much to split the two sides in the betting this weekend with Sheffield United priced at 29/20 to get the win, with the Blues chalked up at 19/10, and the draw priced up at 11/5. Don’t forget, our 2 up market returns for this season and you will be paid out as a winner in this market at 13/10 if United go two goals in front on Saturday.

In the goals markets, both teams to score can be backed at 8/11, with over 2.5 goals chalked up at even money, with United beating the Blues 3-0 at Bramall Lane last season.

Patrick Bamford scored the third goal in that clash back in December, and the former Leeds man is 23/5 to open the scoring and he can be backed at 31/20 to score any time. Jay Stansfield will be hoping to play more centrally on Saturday than he did against Swansea and the England youth international is 6/1 to open the scoring tomorrow.

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Sheffield United v Birmingham City Spread Betting Prices

We have plenty of football spread betting markets and one of our more popular ones is the Total Goal Minutes spread, which is 128-138. Other goals markets available to trade are Total Goals which can be bought at 2.55-2.75 and shirt numbers at 55-59. If you need a refresher on your spread betting ahead of the new season, there are further details below.

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Learn how to spread bet on Sheffield United v Birmingham City

Spreadex offers football spread betting prices on Sheffield United v Birmingham City, as well as an array of traditional sportsbook/fixed odds markets.

Some of these markets include options such as Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Total Goal Minutes (the aggregate of the minutes of all goals scored in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Time of 1st Match Goal, Match Performance and many, many more.

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Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit so it's important you understand how each market works before setting an appropriate stake size for your bet.

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Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 10am, Friday 14th August 2026.

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