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

Championship · 2018-19
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 1 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Michael Morrison
Y 71' Jota Peleteiro
Y 83' Craig Gardner
Morgan Fox 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee Andy Woolmer
  • Referee

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

2
4
4
Sheffield Wednesday FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
22 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Brentford FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
22 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W
15 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Bristol City FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Hillsborough Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' Maikel Kieftenbeld, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Lee Camp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 18' What a moment for Steven Fletcher! That strike on 18 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 23' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bullen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' Connor Mahoney needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jacques Maghoma trudges off to be replaced by Connor Mahoney on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Che Adams makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Michael Morrison on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 63' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Gary Gardner exits the field as Craig Gardner enters on 63.
  • 68' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham 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.
  • 71' Jota Peleteiro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 83' Craig Gardner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 87' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Atdhe Nuhiu comes on to replace Steven Fletcher.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bullen

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Barry Bannan 2
Scott Hogan 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Che Adams 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Ike Ugbo 2
Jacob Murphy 2
Fernando Forestieri 1

Head to Head

2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-27 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2018-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-12-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-08 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC35% Draw29% Birmingham City FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
65%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC23% Draw48% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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