Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 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

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
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sheffield Wednesday FC get us underway at Hillsborough Stadium.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' Sheffield Wednesday FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Steven Fletcher on 18.
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Reach, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 5 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 38' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Michael Hector has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Connor Mahoney comes on to replace Jacques Maghoma.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Che Adams has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' Michael Morrison picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Gary Gardner as he leaves the pitch. Craig Gardner steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 68' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jota Peleteiro on 71 minutes.
  • 76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lukas Jutkiewicz made 388 appearances and scored 57 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' Craig Gardner is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 87' Morgan Fox is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 89' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Atdhe Nuhiu is hanging Steven Fletcher on the field on 89 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three 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
Scott Hogan 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Che Adams 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Ike Ugbo 2
Jacob Murphy 2
Barry Bannan 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.