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Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Birmingham City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 27 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 68' Joey Pelupessy

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Sarginson
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Mark Russell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
4
2
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–1 W
23 Oct Reading FC H 2–1 W
20 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
06 Oct Rotherham United FC H 3–1 W
02 Oct Brentford FC A 1–1 D
29 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–3 L
23 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–3 L
19 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
07 Oct Bristol City FC A 2–1 W
03 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–2 D
28 Sep Leeds United FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#15 Position #30
0 Points 0
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 12 / 32
0 Scored 29
0 Conceded 89
+0 GD -60
– PPG 0.00
– Win % 4%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Birmingham City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 13' The crowd applauds Harlee Dean as he leaves the pitch. Marc Roberts steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 19' Brilliant from the ! Steven Fletcher makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 19.
  • 24' It’s high time Jos Luhukay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Scotland international Liam Palmer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' Barry Bannan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' The England Connor Mahoney breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 1-1!
  • 48' Gary Gardner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lee Camp is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 379 games and scored 456 goals.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Sheffield Wednesday FC player. Joey Pelupessy gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Connor Mahoney has done his job and it is now time for Wes Harding to step up.
  • 72' Matthew Penney is replacing Josh Onomah for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 77' Joey Pelupessy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Steven Fletcher is withdrawn and Lucas Joao gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Brilliant from the ! Lukas Jutkiewicz makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 80.
  • 84' GOAL! Che Adams fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 87' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Gary Gardner has done his job and it is now time for Charlie Lakin to step up.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jos Luhukay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jacob Murphy 2
Barry Bannan 2
Scott Hogan 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Che Adams 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Ike Ugbo 2
Kadeem Harris 1

Head to Head

2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2018-10-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2018-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC W 2018-10-02 Brentford FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-10-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-10-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-10-07 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-10-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2018-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC58% Draw27% Sheffield Wednesday FC15%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
42%
Birmingham City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC37% Draw53% Sheffield Wednesday FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
19.2%
0 – 0
16.7%
2 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.2%
2 – 2
2.1%
0 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 18% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 28% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✗
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.