Championship · 2025Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Sheffield United · Championship

1–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Sheffield United won 1–3.

Expected goals
0.821.28

Full time

What the match recorded

Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 3–1. Recorded in this match (Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield United): expected goals 0.82–1.28. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sheffield United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sheffield United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.64 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match0.64 goals/match1.1 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield United.

3.2 days ▲Rest daysBlackburn Rovers · Sheffield United3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBlackburn RoversSheffield UnitedBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.2 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Sheffield United have a visible away split

moderate

Sheffield United's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9 shots/match11.8 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Expected goals0.82 xG1.28 xGBlackburn Rovers 0.82 xG, Sheffield United 1.28 xG

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Blackburn Rovers
1Draws
3Sheffield United
Sheffield United — Blackburn Rovers · Championship1–1
Blackburn Rovers — Sheffield United · Championship0–2
Blackburn Rovers — Sheffield United · Championship1–0
Sheffield United — Blackburn Rovers · Championship3–0
Sheffield United — Blackburn Rovers · Championship1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Blackburn Rovers favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Sheffield United in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Blackburn Rovers10 matchesSheffield United11 matches
0.8 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/110.64 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/111.55 goals/match
1.31 xG/match ▲Expected goals10/111.15 xG/match
12.4 shots/match ▲Shots9/1011.8 shots/match
3.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target9/102.8 shots/match
49.1%Possession9/10● 54.3%
5 corners/matchCorners9/10● 7.4 corners/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls9/913 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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