Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Wed 27 Nov 2019 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Julian Borner 12' Y
Y 66' Alvaro Gimenez
Y 78' Marc Roberts
Y 84' Maxime Colin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Scott Ledger
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

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
2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 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
27 Nov Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
23 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
09 Nov Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
02 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
26 Oct Leeds United FC H 0–0 D
22 Oct Stoke City FC H 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Fulham FC H 0–1 L
02 Nov Cardiff City FC A 2–4 L
26 Oct Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
22 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W

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' Sheffield Wednesday FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 12' Julian Borner was booked on 12.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fran Villalba, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Lukas Jutkiewicz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Julian Borner is replaced by Tom Lees.
  • 48' GOAL! Alvaro Gimenez fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 379 games and scored 456 goals.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Fernando Forestieri on, Kieran Lee off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Ivan Sunjic, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' Alvaro Gimenez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Alvaro Gimenez is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Adam Reach as he leaves the pitch. Atdhe Nuhiu steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 70' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 70 minute. Jeremie Bela leaves to be changed by Jefferson Montero.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josep Clotet Ruiz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Marc Roberts. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Magnificent from Kadeem Harris! That is 4 goals in 372 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jude Bellingham is replaced by David Davis.
  • 84' Maxime Colin was booked on 84.
  • 89' Sheffield Wednesday 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.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

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
Kadeem Harris 1

Head to Head

2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 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

2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-11-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-11-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2019-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-10-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2019-10-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-11-09 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Fulham FC L 2019-11-02 Cardiff City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2019-10-22 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.65 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC31% Draw39% Birmingham City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
69%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC17% Draw66% Birmingham City FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.2%
0 – 1
16.2%
1 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
1.5%
0 – 3
1.2%
3 – 0
1.1%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 20% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 21% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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