Bristol City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Bristol City FC

0 – 0

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Wed 2 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Ashton Gate 20,293 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Josh Windass

Joe Williams 48' Y

Mark Sykes 82' Y

Overview

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Bristol City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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

Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-02 Bristol City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-02-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Bristol City FC 2023-11-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-04-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2020-09-27 Bristol City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–0	D
29 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D
21 Sep	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
14 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–3	L
31 Aug	Derby County FC	A	0–3	L
24 Aug	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
28 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–2	W
21 Sep	Luton Town FC	A	1–2	L
14 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
31 Aug	Millwall FC	A	0–3	L
23 Aug	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L

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

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Bristol City FC have kicked off against Sheffield Wednesday FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Sinclair Armstrong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pol Valentin Sancho suffering a number of foals already.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Bristol City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's 3-4-3 shape.
30' Josh Windass has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 385 appearances.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
36' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Windass is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — card on 36.
41' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact 3-4-3.
46' The crowd applauds Liam Palmer as he leaves the pitch. Pol Valentin Sancho steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
48' Bristol City FC player sees a card in front of him.
53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luke McNally is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
58' Jason Knight, a Ireland , has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Nahki Wells on, Sinclair Armstrong off on 60 minutes.
61' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Anthony Musaba is withdrawn and Djeidi Gassama gets his opportunity.
66' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
71' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mark Sykes is hanging Anis Mehmeti on the field on 71 minute.
73' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Ike Ugbo trudges off to be replaced by Michael Smith on 73 minutes.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
82' Controversy at the stadium! Mark Sykes argues furiously but the card stands.
83' Jamal Lowe is replacing Olaf Kobacki for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
84' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Scott Twine is replaced by Max Bird on 84 minute.
89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
It finishes all square. Bristol City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nahki Wells	3
Lucas Joao	3
Ike Ugbo	2
Lucas Joao	2
Barry Bannan	2
Jason Knight	1
Di'Shon Bernard	1
Connor Wickham	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2024-10-02 Bristol City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2024-09-29 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-09-21 Bristol City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-08-31 Derby County FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-10-02 Bristol City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2024-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-09-21 Luton Town FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-09-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-08-31 Millwall FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-08-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC46% Draw31% Sheffield Wednesday FC23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

54%

Bristol City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC29% Draw54% Sheffield Wednesday FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

15.2%

1 – 1

13.8%

2 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 1

3.2%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	24%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	15%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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