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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
4 – 2
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 1 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Paul Downing 39' Y
Y 57' Barry Bannan

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Adam Matthews
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton

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

5
3
4
Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–2 W
28 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 1–3 L
24 Nov Preston North End FC A 1–4 L
10 Nov Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
03 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
27 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–4 L
27 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
24 Nov Derby County FC H 1–2 L
09 Nov Sheffield United FC A 0–0 D
03 Nov Norwich City FC H 0–4 L
27 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#6 Position #30
1 Points 0
1 Played 46
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 12 / 32
2 Scored 29
2 Conceded 89
+0 GD -60
1.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 4%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Blackburn Rovers FC have kicked off against Sheffield Wednesday FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Sheffield Wednesday FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Jordan Thorniley has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 11' Magnificent from Danny Graham! That is 21 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' Portugal international Marco Matias has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 21' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact .
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 39' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' Charlie Mulgrew has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Marco Matias is replaced by Fernando Forestieri.
  • 51' Michael Hector is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
  • 53' What a strike from Bradley Dack! The score is 2-0.
  • 57' Barry Bannan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Assisted by Fernando Forestieri with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lucas Joao makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 66' Magnificent from Danny Graham! That is 21 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' Steven Fletcher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
  • 76' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Against the run of play, David Raya has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 86' Lewis Travis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Corry Evans at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Danny Graham makes it 5-1.
  • 90' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Danny Graham is withdrawn and Ben Brereton gets his opportunity.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jos Luhukay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Graham 3
Josh Windass 3
Samuel Szmodics 2
Lewis Holtby 2
Marvin Johnson 2
Tosin Adarabioyo 1
David Raya 1
John Buckley 1

Head to Head

2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-11-28 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-11-24 Preston North End FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2018-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2018-10-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-11-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Derby County FC L 2018-11-09 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2018-11-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–4 Norwich City FC L 2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.34 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Blackburn Rovers FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC70% Draw16% Sheffield Wednesday FC14%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 4.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
30%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC58% Draw30% Sheffield Wednesday FC12%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.2%
4 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
4 – 0
5.2%
1 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
5 – 1
4.3%
4 – 2
Actual
5 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 19% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 18% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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