Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sheffield Wednesday FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 20 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 21' Jake Clarke-Salter
Liam Shaw 44' Y
Liam Shaw 50' R
Y 53' Neil Etheridge

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Tim Wood

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
2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
16 Feb Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
09 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
06 Feb Millwall FC A 1–4 L
02 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 2–1 W
30 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
17 Feb Millwall FC A 0–2 L
13 Feb Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
06 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 2–3 L
02 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
30 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–1 D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Kadeem Harris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The 36-year-old Marc Roberts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jake Clarke-Salter on 21.
  • 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ivan Sunjic, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Liam Shaw is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 49' 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.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Liam Shaw. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Neil Etheridge.
  • 58' 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.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Alen Halilovic on, Ivan Sunjic off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Scott Hogan on 63.
  • 66' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 66 minute. Chey Dunkley leaves to be changed by Adam Reach.
  • 71' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 74' San Jose has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremie Bela on 74 minute.
  • 75' Marc Roberts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Sanchez Aguayo on 75 minute.
  • 80' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Palmer departs to be replaced by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Jonathan Leko comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
  • Sheffield Wednesday FC will have plenty to reflect on. Birmingham City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-16 Stoke City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-02-06 Millwall FC 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-02-02 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-02-17 Millwall FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-13 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-02-06 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-01-30 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC41% Draw31% Birmingham City FC28%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
59%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC28% Draw52% Birmingham City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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