Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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

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' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at Hillsborough Stadium.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Neil Etheridge is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 20' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 21' Jake Clarke-Salter has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' Maxime Colin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonathan Leko made 377 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Liam Shaw.
  • 53' A moment of madness from Neil Etheridge on 53 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kadeem Harris, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Alen Halilovic. He replaces Ivan Sunjic on 62 minute.
  • 63' GOAL! Scott Hogan fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 66' Adam Reach gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Chey Dunkley and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Jeremie Bela as he leaves the pitch. San Jose steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 75' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Ivan Sanchez Aguayo by Marc Roberts on 75 minute.
  • 80' Keiren Westwood has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Liam Palmer trudges off to be replaced by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru on 85 minutes.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Scott Hogan is replaced by Jonathan Leko on 90 minute.
  • 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
Jacob Murphy 2
Barry Bannan 2
Scott Hogan 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Che Adams 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Ike Ugbo 2
Connor Mahoney 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
0.57 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.43 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC33% Draw44% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 61%
39%
± 1.5 28%
72%
± 2.5 9%
91%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
67%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC
56%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC16% Draw73% Birmingham City FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
39.5%
1 – 0
19.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 1
2.9%
0 – 2
2.9%
1 – 2
2.1%
3 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.8%
3 – 1
0.6%
0 – 3
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 22% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 16% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
65% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✓

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