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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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
#24 Position #10
0 Points 64
46 Played 46
2 / 12 / 32 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
29 Scored 57
89 Conceded 56
-60 GD +1
0.00 PPG 1.39
4% Win % 37%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 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' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' Steven Fletcher doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' Sam Hutchinson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Jacques Maghoma exits the field as Connor Mahoney enters on 46.
  • 48' Che Adams adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' Connor Mahoney needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Michael Morrison on 60 minutes.
  • 63' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Gary Gardner has done his job and it is now time for Craig Gardner to step up.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Keiren Westwood, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 76' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' Sheffield Wednesday FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 83' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Craig Gardner gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' Morgan Fox catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Steven Fletcher makes way for Atdhe Nuhiu at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • It finishes all square. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 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
Jacob Murphy 2
Barry Bannan 2
Scott Hogan 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Che Adams 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Ike Ugbo 2
Alvaro Gimenez 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
1 / 4
0.89 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC26% Draw26% Birmingham City FC48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

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

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
74%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC15% Draw46% Birmingham City FC39%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
11.8%
0 – 2
10.6%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 24% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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