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 8 games · 11 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

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

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

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

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
5' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
6' Jacob Murphy does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield Wednesday FC surge ahead!
11' Maxime Colin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
16' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' A stunning finish from Barry Bannan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dominic Iorfa made 347 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
27' Tom Lees is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
30' Magnificent from Lukas Jutkiewicz! That is 57 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' Fernando Forestieri adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
39' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Gary Gardner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
43' The referee calls foul for Gary Gardner. He receives a Yellow card.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Fernando Forestieri is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 45.
46' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Dominic Iorfa by Morgan Fox on 46 minute.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lee Camp, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
64' Barry Bannan is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
65' Jacob Murphy doubles the advantage! 1-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
69' Daniel Crowley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Sunjic on 69 minute.
72' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Fernando Forestieri is replaced by Steven Fletcher.
74' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' Jake Clarke-Salter makes way for Harlee Dean at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
82' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 82 minute. Jeremie Bela leaves to be changed by Jefferson Montero.
86' Morgan Fox has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Birmingham City FC 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday FC.

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
Steven Fletcher	2
Che Adams	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Ike Ugbo	2
Jacob Murphy	2
Barry Bannan	2
Scott Hogan	2
George Byers	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.