Championship · Match preview
Blackburn Rovers 1–2 
Sheffield United
- Kick-off
- Status
- Finished
- Venue
- Ewood Park
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Match overview
Final score: Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Sheffield United.
Blackburn Rovers are 10th in the Championship table with 15 points from 11 matches; Sheffield United are 11th with 15 points from 11.
Last 5 results in our archive, newest first: Blackburn Rovers L D L L W; Sheffield United L W D W D.
One previous meeting in our archive: Blackburn Rovers 0, draws 0, Sheffield United 1.
In their last 5 settled matches Blackburn Rovers scored 1.0 and conceded 1.4 goals per game; Sheffield United scored 1.6 and conceded 1.6 in their last 5.
The Championship averages 2.9 goals a match this season; these two clubs’ recent matches point to about 2.8. Over 2.5 landed in 80% and both teams scored in 80% of their recent games.
Before kick-off the model’s pick was Blackburn Rovers to win at 34% probability; it did not come in.
All figures come from the results archive and the league table in our data; nothing on this page is estimated. How the probabilities are produced
Settled
The model’s pre-match pick and how it went
- Pick
- Blackburn Rovers to win
- Probability
- 34%
- Outcome
- Did not come in
Logged before kick-off, settled automatically against the final score and never edited afterwards. Full Championship record
Goals in recent matches
From the final scores of each club’s last settled matches: goals for and against per game, and how often over 2.5, both teams scoring and a clean sheet occurred.
| Club | P | For | Against | Over 2.5 | BTTS | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 80% | 80% | 20% |
| Sheffield United | 5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 80% | 80% | 20% |
Championship average this season: 2.9 goals per match.
Championship table: the two clubs
| # | Club | P | W-D-L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4-3-4 | 17:16 | 15 |
| 11. | Sheffield United | 11 | 4-3-4 | 15:14 | 15 |
Recent form
Last five settled matches before this fixture, newest first.
Blackburn Rovers
- APreston North End2–1L
- ALincoln City0–0D
- HQueens Park Rangers1–2L
- HSheffield United1–2L
- HMiddlesbrough2–1W
Sheffield United
- HNorwich City1–3L
- HBolton Wanderers3–2W
- ACardiff City2–2D
- ABlackburn Rovers1–2W
- ASwansea City0–0D
Head-to-head
Meetings before this fixture, from the results archive (July 2026 onwards).
- Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Sheffield UnitedEFL Cup