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

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Championship · 2020-21

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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 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

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	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

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

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' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at Hillsborough Stadium.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Rekeem Harper has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
21' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jake Clarke-Salter on 21 minutes.
26' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
36' Barry Bannan, a Scotland , has 59 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' The referee calls foul for Liam Shaw. He receives a Yellow card.
49' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
50' That looks like a foul for a 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' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
62' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Sunjic departs to be replaced by Alen Halilovic.
63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Scott Hogan makes no mistake. 0-1!
66' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Chey Dunkley has done his job and it is now time for Adam Reach to step up.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Neil Etheridge is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
74' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Jeremie Bela is replaced by San Jose on 74 minute.
75' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Ivan Sanchez Aguayo has done his job and it is now time for Marc Roberts to step up.
80' The 25-year-old Liam Shaw has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
85' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 85 minute. Liam Palmer leaves to be changed by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
90' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Jonathan Leko.
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
Barry Bannan	2
Scott Hogan	2
Steven Fletcher	2
Che Adams	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Ike Ugbo	2
Jacob Murphy	2
Fernando Forestieri	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

4 / 4

0.91 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC30% Draw30% Birmingham City FC40%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

70%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC18% Draw51% Birmingham City FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	23%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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