Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sheffield Wednesday FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Fri 9 Feb 2024 · 20:00 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'
Ike Ugbo 15' 1–0
Ike Ugbo 53' 2–0
Barry Bannan 4' Y
Will Vaulks 85' Y
Michael Smith 90' Y
Y 90' Krystian Bielik

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne

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

2
4
4
Sheffield Wednesday FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
06 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–4 L
03 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–4 L
31 Jan Watford FC H 0–0 D
26 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
20 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–2 L
03 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
27 Jan Leicester City FC A 0–3 L
20 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
16 Jan Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
13 Jan Swansea City AFC H 2–2 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
  • 4' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Barry Bannan on 4 minutes.
  • 9' It’s high time Danny Röhl made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' A stunning finish from Ike Ugbo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 384 games and scored 470 goals.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Keshi Anderson, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 470 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 53' Ike Ugbo adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Ivan Sunjic is replaced by Koji Miyoshi.
  • 55' Birmingham City FC make a change. Scott Hogan trudges off to be replaced by Jay Stansfield on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 63' Will Vaulks gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Lamine Diaby and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyler Roberts is hanging Ethan Laird on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Ian Poveda is replaced by Michael Ihiekwe.
  • 81' Akin Famewo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Will Vaulks on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Kristian Pedersen. He replaces Marvin Johnson on 88 minute.
  • 90' Michael Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 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

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2024-02-06 Coventry City FC 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-02-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2024-01-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-01-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-27 Leicester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-01-16 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2024-01-13 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.39 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC47% Draw29% Birmingham City FC24%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
53%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC32% Draw50% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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