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Championship · Regular Season - 44 April 22, 2026 20:45
Sheffield Utd
#13 · 60 pts
1 – 3
Final score
Blackburn
#20 · 52 pts
✗Model wrong — prediction Sheffield Utd, result Blackburn vince
H. Burrows (ast. T. Cannon) 57'
12' (ast. R. Morishita) Y. Ohashi
32' R. Morishita
45' (ast. R. Alebiosu) Y. Ohashi

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Sheffield Utd a 55% win probability (draw 28%, Blackburn 16%). The final result was Sheffield Utd 1–3 Blackburn. In 1 previous meetings, Sheffield Utd have won 1 times, with 0 draws and 0 wins for Blackburn.

Match statistics
9
Total shots
7
4
Shots on target
5
1.54
Actual xG
1.58
2
Saves
3
67%
Possession
33%
2
Corners
4
13
Tackles
17
2
🟨 Yellow cards
4
Match Events
12'
ast. R. Morishita · Y. Ohashi⚽
J. Tanganga
15'
32'
R. Morishita⚽
45'
ast. R. Alebiosu · Y. Ohashi⚽
↕ M. McGuinness / T. Bindon
46'
↕ J. Rothwell / O. Arblaster
46'
↕ T. Chong / L. F. Hjelde
46'
↕ J. Riedewald / S. Peck
46'
53'
R. Morishita
⚽H. Burrows · ast. T. Cannon
57'
G. Hamer
58'
↕ K. Hoever / F. Seriki
66'
67'
T. Cantwell / T. Gardner-Hickman ↕
79'
M. Jorgensen / Y. Ohashi ↕
82'
Y. Ribeiro
87'
M. Baradji / R. Morishita ↕
87'
S. Wharton / Y. Ribeiro ↕
90'+4
E. Cashin
90'+4
T. Cantwell
Pre-match prediction
55.14%
Sheffield
28.17%
X
16.69%
Blackburn ←
✗ Wrong prediction — we assigned to the actual result (Blackburn) 16.69% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Sheffield
1.42
1.54
+0.12
Blackburn
0.59
1.58
+0.99
xG dominance was balanced (1.54 – 1.58). The final result does not reflect the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Coventry Coventry 46 95
2 Ipswich Ipswich 46 84
3 Millwall Millwall 46 83
4 Southampton Southampton 46 80
5 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 46 80
6 Hull City Hull City 46 73
7 Wrexham Wrexham 46 71
8 Derby Derby 46 69
9 Norwich Norwich 46 65
10 Birmingham Birmingham 46 64
11 Swansea Swansea 46 64
12 Bristol City Bristol City 46 62
13 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 46 60
14 Preston Preston 46 60
15 QPR QPR 46 58
16 Watford Watford 46 57
17 Stoke City Stoke City 46 55
18 Portsmouth Portsmouth 46 55
19 Charlton Charlton 46 53
20 Blackburn Blackburn 46 52
21 West Brom West Brom 46 51
22 Oxford United Oxford United 46 47
23 Leicester Leicester 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 46 0
Lineups
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 4-2-3-1
17
G 6.00
14
H. Burrows 1 ⚽ D 7.20
25
M. McGuinness 45' D 6.50
2
J. Tanganga D 7.30
12
K. Hoever 66' D 6.30
48
J. Rothwell 45' M 6.30
44
J. Riedewald 45' M 6.20
8 G. Hamer G. Hamer M 7.70
45 P. Bamford P. Bamford M 6.30
24
T. Chong 45' M 6.90
7
T. Cannon 1 👟 F 6.60
Bench
11
A. Brooks M
10 C. O'Hare C. O'Hare M
9
D. Ings F
38
Femi Seriki 29' D 7.30
5
L. F. Hjelde 50' D 6.90
4
O. Arblaster 50' M 7.00
42
S. Peck 50' M 7.30
Blackburn Blackburn 3-5-2
22
G 7.20
20
E. Cashin D 6.20
15 S. McLoughlin S. McLoughlin D 6.90
38
D 6.60
4
Y. Ribeiro 87' M 6.60
5
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 67' M 6.70
28
Adam Forshaw M 6.30
31
K. Montgomery M 6.20
2
R. Alebiosu 1 👟 M 7.20
23
Y. Ohashi 2 ⚽ 79' F 8.60
25 R. Morishita R. Morishita 1 ⚽ 1 👟 87' F 7.20
Bench
3
H. Pickering D
24
M. Baradji 8' M 6.60
29
M. Jorgensen 16' F 6.20
16
S. Wharton 8' D 7.20
10
T. Cantwell 28' M 6.70
Best on the pitch
Y. Ohashi
F · Blackburn
8.60
2 ⚽
3 shots · 13 pass
G. Hamer
G. Hamer
M · Sheffield
7.70
2 shots · 48 pass
J. Tanganga
D · Sheffield
7.30
· 121 pass
S. Peck
M · Sheffield
7.30
· 56 pass
Femi Seriki
D · Sheffield
7.30
· 12 pass
H. Burrows
D · Sheffield
7.20
1 ⚽
2 shots · 72 pass
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G 95 6.00 — — — 32 25% — — —
H. Burrows D 95 7.20 1 — 2 72 58% — — —
M. McGuinness D 45 6.50 — — — 68 65% — — —
J. Tanganga D 95 7.30 — — — 121 112% 2 1 —
K. Hoever D 66 6.30 — — — 54 41% 1 — —
J. Rothwell M 45 6.30 — — — 24 21% 1 — —
J. Riedewald M 45 6.20 — — — 49 46% — — —
G. Hamer M 95 7.70 — — 2 48 37% 3 1 —
P. Bamford M 95 6.30 — — 1 17 12% — — —
T. Chong M 45 6.90 — — — 17 17% — — —
T. Cannon F 95 6.60 — 1 4 20 14% 1 — —
Femi Seriki D 29 7.30 — — — 12 11% 1 — —
L. F. Hjelde D 50 6.90 — — — 49 43% 1 — —
O. Arblaster M 50 7.00 — — — 41 34% 1 — —
S. Peck M 50 7.30 — — — 56 47% 2 — —
Blackburn Blackburn — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G 95 7.20 — — — 28 14% — — —
E. Cashin D 95 6.20 — — — 55 44% 1 1 —
S. McLoughlin D 95 6.90 — — — 41 32% 2 — —
D 95 6.60 — — — 42 26% 2 — —
Y. Ribeiro M 87 6.60 — — — 21 17% 2 1 —
Taylor Gardner-Hickman M 67 6.70 — — 2 20 16% 2 — —
Adam Forshaw M 95 6.30 — — — 48 43% — — —
K. Montgomery M 95 6.20 — — — 25 19% 3 — —
R. Alebiosu M 95 7.20 — 1 1 25 19% — — —
Y. Ohashi F 79 8.60 2 — 3 13 11% 3 — —
R. Morishita F 87 7.20 1 1 1 28 19% — 1 —
M. Baradji M 8 6.60 — — — 2 2% 1 — —
M. Jorgensen F 16 6.20 — — — 3 2% — — —
S. Wharton D 8 7.20 — — — 1 — — — —
T. Cantwell M 28 6.70 — — — 3 3% 1 1 —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn?
The final score was Sheffield Utd 1–3 Blackburn.
What did the model predict before Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn?
The model assigned 55% probability to a Sheffield Utd win, 28% to a draw, and 16% to an Blackburn win.