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

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Championship · 2020-21

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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

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' Welcome to Hillsborough Stadium that hosts another battle between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
21' Controversy at the stadium! Jake Clarke-Salter argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
26' Harlee Dean has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Shaw.
49' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
50' Liam Shaw was booked on 50.
53' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
58' Sheffield Wednesday FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
62' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Alen Halilovic on, Ivan Sunjic off on 62 minutes.
63' Scott Hogan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
66' Chey Dunkley makes way for Adam Reach at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
74' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. San Jose is hanging Jeremie Bela on the field on 74 minute.
75' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Ivan Sanchez Aguayo is replaced by Marc Roberts.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Liam Palmer exits the field as Fisayo Dele-Bashiru enters on 85.
90' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Jonathan Leko on, Scott Hogan off on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Rekeem Harper
30
Neil Etheridge
2
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean C
20
Gary Gardner
3
Kristian Pedersen
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Jonathan Leko 90'
15
Jake Clarke-Salter
17
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo ↓ Marc Roberts 75'
11
Jeremie Bela ↓ San Jose 74'
34
Ivan Sunjic ↓ Alen Halilovic 62'

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Ike Ugbo	2
Jacob Murphy	2
Barry Bannan	2
Scott Hogan	2
Steven Fletcher	2
Juninho Bacuna	1

Head to Head

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

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.2%

3 – 1

3.2%

1 – 3

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.