Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Birmingham City FC

3 – 3

Full Time

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 22 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Tom Lees

Gary Gardner 43' Y

Y 45' Fernando Forestieri

Y 64' Barry Bannan

Y 74' Steven Fletcher

Y 86' Morgan Fox

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Referee Robert Hyde
Referee John Brooks
Referee Samuel Lewis

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–3	D
15 Feb	Brentford FC	H	1–1	D
11 Feb	Barnsley FC	A	1–0	W
07 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	3–1	W
01 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–1	W
21 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	3–3	D
15 Feb	Reading FC	H	0–3	L
12 Feb	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L
08 Feb	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
01 Feb	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
28 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The 33-year-old Connor Wickham has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
6' What a moment for Jacob Murphy! That strike on 6 puts his side firmly in control.
11' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Barry Bannan makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Sheffield Wednesday FC are in front.
25' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
27' The referee calls foul for Tom Lees. He receives a Yellow card.
30' What a moment for Lukas Jutkiewicz! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
34' Fernando Forestieri is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' Controversy at the stadium! Gary Gardner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' The referee calls foul for Fernando Forestieri. He receives a Yellow card.
46' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Fox is hanging Dominic Iorfa on the field on 46 minute.
51' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 398 games and scored 442 goals.
64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Barry Bannan.
65' Jacob Murphy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
69' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Daniel Crowley comes on to replace Ivan Sunjic.
72' Steven Fletcher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fernando Forestieri on 72 minute.
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Steven Fletcher.
77' Harlee Dean gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jake Clarke-Salter and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Jefferson Montero gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jeremie Bela and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Jacob Murphy
7
Kadeem Harris
10
Barry Bannan
15
Tom Lees C
45
Fernando Forestieri ↓ Steven Fletcher 72'
2
Liam Palmer
5
Kieran Lee
25
Cameron Dawson
8
Joey Pelupessy ↓ Connor Wickham 46'
27
Dominic Iorfa ↓ Morgan Fox 46'
13
Julian Borner

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jacob Murphy	2
Barry Bannan	2
Scott Hogan	2
Steven Fletcher	2
Che Adams	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Ike Ugbo	2
Alvaro Gimenez	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2020-02-11 Barnsley FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2020-02-07 Bristol City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC W 2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Reading FC L 2020-02-12 Luton Town FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-02-08 Barnsley FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-02-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2020-01-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.68 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.35 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC48% Draw25% Sheffield Wednesday FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

52%

Birmingham City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC32% Draw44% Sheffield Wednesday FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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