Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn

Sheffield Utd

3 - 0

Blackburn

🕒 Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bramall Lane 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Sheffield Utd 2 · Blackburn 16

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

2 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-10).
Blackburn controlled possession (56%).
Sheffield Utd had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sheffield Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-4-4

Goals For / Against

42 / 17

Avg: 1.83 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Blackburn (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-12

Goals For / Against

32 / 48

Avg: 1.39 / 2.09

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.13

PPG

1.00

1.83

1.39

0.74

2.09

43%

O2.5

74%

43%

BTTS

78%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sheffield Utd rank2nd

Blackburn rank16th

Sheffield Utd points89

Blackburn points60

Sheffield Utd: #2 · 89 pts · GD +37

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Blackburn: #16 · 60 pts · GD -5

29 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Utd last 5 home

W W D L W

Points10/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Blackburn last 5 away

L W W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals8-10

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS78%

BTTS + O2.570%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Utd score at home87%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet at home52%

Blackburn score away91%

Blackburn clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Utd score first0%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first0%

Blackburn score first0%

Blackburn win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sheffield Utd 0% · Blackburn 0%

Vs league average

Sheffield Utd score at home1.83 vs 1.51

Sheffield Utd concede at home0.74 vs 1.15

Blackburn score away1.39 vs 1.15

Blackburn concede away2.09 vs 1.51

Sheffield Utd score 21% above league average, while Blackburn score 21% above league average.

Defensive side: Sheffield Utd are 36% below league average at home, and Blackburn are 38% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Blackburn goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

358

463

Passes Accurate

246

344

Passes %

69%

74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	11
Home Wins	7
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (54.5%)
BTTS	5 (45.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

08 Sep 2026 Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 2

2025-2026 Season

22 Apr 2026 Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn 1 - 3 21 Oct 2025 Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 3

2024-2025 Season

03 May 2025 Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn 1 - 1 02 Nov 2024 Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 2

2022-2023 Season

04 Mar 2023 Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0 20 Aug 2022 Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn 3 - 0

2021-2022 Season

23 Feb 2022 Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn 1 - 0 06 Nov 2021 Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 1

2018-2019 Season

29 Dec 2018 Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn 3 - 0 03 Oct 2018 Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 2