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

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Championship · 2019-20

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 2 Nov 2019 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Blackburn Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The 38-year-old Kieran Lee has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dominic Iorfa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
25' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lewis Holtby, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
60' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's shape.
61' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Joey Pelupessy departs to be replaced by Fernando Forestieri.
64' Danny Graham gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Sam Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Lewis Holtby has done his job and it is now time for Joe Rothwell to step up.
70' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Reach departs to be replaced by Jacob Murphy.
75' Sam Gallagher is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
77' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Kadeem Harris is replaced by Atdhe Nuhiu on 77 minute.
82' Fernando Forestieri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
83' The England Jacob Murphy breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 0-1!
87' The crowd applauds Stewart Downing as he leaves the pitch. John Buckley steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
88' Tosin Adarabioyo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Kadeem Harris ↓ Atdhe Nuhiu 77'
1
Keiren Westwood
23
Sam Hutchinson C
20
Adam Reach ↓ Jacob Murphy 70'
9
Steven Fletcher
3
Morgan Fox
2
Liam Palmer
5
Kieran Lee
8
Joey Pelupessy ↓ Fernando Forestieri 61'
27
Dominic Iorfa
13
Julian Borner

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Windass	3
Danny Graham	3
Lewis Holtby	2
Marvin Johnson	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Darragh Lenihan	1
Yuki Ohashi	1
Atdhe Nuhiu	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.7 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC47% Draw26% Sheffield Wednesday FC27%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

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

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

53%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw44% Sheffield Wednesday FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Clean Sheet