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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 2 Nov 2019 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee James Wilson
  • Referee Andy Woolmer
  • Referee Aaron Jackson

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
2019-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
26 Oct Preston North End FC A 2–3 L
22 Oct Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
19 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–2 D
05 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–4 L
01 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
26 Oct Leeds United FC H 0–0 D
22 Oct Stoke City FC H 1–0 W
18 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
05 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
01 Oct Hull City AFC A 0–1 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' The wait is over. Sheffield Wednesday FC get us underway at Ewood Park.
  • 5' The 31-year-old Jacob Murphy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elliott Bennett made 382 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Dominic Iorfa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact .
  • 61' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Joey Pelupessy has done his job and it is now time for Fernando Forestieri to step up.
  • 64' Danny Graham is replacing Sam Gallagher for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 67' Joe Rothwell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Holtby on 67 minute.
  • 70' Jacob Murphy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Reach on 70 minute.
  • 75' Adam Reach has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 77' Atdhe Nuhiu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kadeem Harris on 77 minute.
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' Jacob Murphy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 87' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Stewart Downing is replaced by John Buckley on 87 minute.
  • 88' Goal! Tosin Adarabioyo scores his 16 goal in 377 matches.
  • With this win, Blackburn Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Windass 3
Danny Graham 3
Lewis Holtby 2
Marvin Johnson 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Atdhe Nuhiu 1
Tyrhys Dolan 1
Marco Matias 1

Head to Head

2019-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-10-26 Preston North End FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-10-22 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2019-10-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-10-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2019-10-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2019-10-18 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-10-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-10-01 Hull City AFC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.8 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC63% Draw19% Sheffield Wednesday FC18%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 4.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
37%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC51% Draw34% Sheffield Wednesday FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.8%
3 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
4 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 19% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 20% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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