Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bristol City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bristol City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Tom Lees
Y 59' Tom Lees
Y 68' Liam Palmer
Andreas Weimann 82' Y
Y 89' Michael Hector
Y 90' Lucas Joao
Y 90' Fernando Forestieri

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Davies
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Darren Blunden

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
3
5
Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L
03 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–0 D
28 Sep Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
21 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–4 L
15 Sep Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Bristol City FC A 2–1 W
03 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–2 D
28 Sep Leeds United FC H 1–1 D
22 Sep Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
19 Sep Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
15 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
1/2
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sheffield Wednesday FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City 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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 18' Lucas Joao gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Steven Fletcher and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at . Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Tom Lees. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' The whistle greets Jordan Thorniley as he departs to be replaced by Fernando Forestieri.
  • 59' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' Lucas Joao makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sheffield Wednesday FC are in front.
  • 66' Lucas Joao adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' Liam Palmer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Famara Diedhiou exits the field as Callum O'Dowda enters on 69.
  • 74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathan Baker made 402 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' What composure from Matt Taylor! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Barry Bannan as he leaves the pitch. Joey Pelupessy steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Andreas Weimann. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' England international Jamie Paterson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Michael Hector.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lucas Joao.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jos Luhukay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nahki Wells 3
Lucas Joao 3
Ike Ugbo 2
Lucas Joao 2
Barry Bannan 2
Connor Wickham 1
Djeidi Gassama 1
Massimo Luongo 1

Head to Head

2018-10-07 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Bristol City FC Form

2018-10-07 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-10-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2018-09-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Bristol City FC L 2018-09-15 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2018-10-07 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-10-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2018-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2018-09-22 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-09-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC32% Draw29% Sheffield Wednesday FC39%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
68%
Bristol City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC23% Draw48% Sheffield Wednesday FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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