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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Darragh Lenihan 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Tony Harrington

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
2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-01-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Blackburn Rovers FC 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
26 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
19 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
16 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
12 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
09 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Brentford FC A 2–2 D
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
19 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
12 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
08 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
05 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–2 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackburn Rovers FC is hosting Sheffield Wednesday FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Sheffield Wednesday FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Joey Pelupessy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' The 31-year-old Callum Paterson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Reach makes it 0-1.
  • 46' Keiren Westwood has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Liam Shaw has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' Sam Gallagher makes way for Ben Brereton at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 62' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 62 minute. Bradley Johnson leaves to be changed by Stewart Downing.
  • 67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 69' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Joost van Aken is replaced by Liam Shaw on 69 minute.
  • 74' Namibia international Ryan Nyambe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Joe Rothwell makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 79' Darragh Lenihan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 82' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Adam Reach exits the field as Kadeem Harris enters on 82.
  • 87' Izzy Brown is replacing Josh Windass for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-01-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-05 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-12-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.78 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Blackburn Rovers FC to win 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC65% Draw19% Sheffield Wednesday FC16%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
35%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC53% Draw34% Sheffield Wednesday FC13%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
7.4%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
5.5%
4 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
3.4%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 20% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 20% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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