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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 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

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

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC Birmingham City FC
#30 Position #15
0 Points 0
46 Played 0
2 / 12 / 32 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
29 Scored 0
89 Conceded 0
-60 GD +0
0.00 PPG –
4% Win % –

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

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' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' GOAL! Steven Fletcher scores on 18. Assisted by Tom Lees
  • 23' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' Tom Lees has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Connor Mahoney comes on to replace Jacques Maghoma.
  • 48' A stunning finish from Che Adams — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Adam Reach has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Michael Morrison gets a Yellow card.
  • 63' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Gary Gardner is withdrawn and Craig Gardner gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' Jota Peleteiro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Craig Gardner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' Morgan Fox catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Atdhe Nuhiu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Fletcher at the 89 minute mark.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
0.55 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC27% Draw37% Birmingham City FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 41%
59%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
73%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC13% Draw64% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.6%
0 – 1
19.3%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.3%
2 – 2
1.5%
1 – 3
1.5%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 15% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 25% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 10% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✗

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