Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+12' · FT 45+7'

Gary Gardner 66' Y

Y 74' Elias Kachunga

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ross Joyce
Referee Tim Wood
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee Graham Scott

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 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
17 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
26 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D
19 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D
12 Sep	Brentford FC	H	1–0	W
22 Jul	Derby County FC	H	1–3	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
27 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Watford FC	H	0–0	D
12 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
22 Jul	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Sheffield Wednesday FC
#10	Position	#24
64	Points	0
46	Played	46
17 / 13 / 16	W / D / L	2 / 12 / 32
57	Scored	29
56	Conceded	89
+1	GD	-60
1.39	PPG	0.00
37%	Win %	4%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Birmingham City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' 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.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact .
20' Ireland international Scott Hogan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Barry Bannan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
35' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Sheffield Wednesday FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Gary Gardner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
49' Goal! Barry Bannan scores his 31 goal in 379 matches.
54' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
58' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riley McGree is hanging Daniel Crowley on the field on 58 minute.
63' Elias Kachunga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
66' Gary Gardner was booked on 66.
68' Jonathan Leko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jeremie Bela at the 68 minute mark.
73' Daniel Crowley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 165 appearances.
74' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Elias Kachunga on 74 minutes.
77' The whistle greets Josh Windass as he departs to be replaced by Jack Marriott.
82' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 82 minute. Gary Gardner leaves to be changed by Marc Roberts.
84' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Elias Kachunga by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru on 84 minute.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Dawson made 379 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' Callum Paterson makes way for Joey Pelupessy at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Birmingham City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Jonathan Leko ↑ 68'
25
Josh Cogley
4
Marc Roberts ↑ 82'
19
San Jose
1
Andres Prieto
34
Ivan Sunjic
18
Riley McGree ↑ 58'

Coach Karanka

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

45
Elias Kachunga ↓ Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 84'
5
Callum Paterson ↓ Joey Pelupessy 90'
7
Kadeem Harris
10
Barry Bannan C
11
Adam Reach
4
Joost van Aken
25
Cameron Dawson
21
Massimo Luongo
22
Moses Odubajo
6
Aden Flint
18
Josh Windass ↓ Jack Marriott 77'

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

2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-09-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-10-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-09-27 Bristol City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-09-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-07-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.59 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC48% Draw28% Sheffield Wednesday FC24%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

52%

Birmingham City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC36% Draw48% Sheffield Wednesday FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

12.3%

0 – 0

10.4%

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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