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

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Championship · 2023-24

Sheffield Wednesday FC

2 – 0

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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

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' KICK OFF: Sheffield Wednesday FC gets underway.
4' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Barry Bannan will be fuming at that decision.
9' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' The Canada Ike Ugbo breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 1-0!
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay Stansfield made 341 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' Neil Etheridge has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 372 appearances.
40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
53' What a strike from Ike Ugbo! The score is 2-0.
54' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 54 minute. Ivan Sunjic leaves to be changed by Koji Miyoshi.
55' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Scott Hogan exits the field as Jay Stansfield enters on 55.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
63' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Vaulks is hanging Lamine Diaby on the field on 63 minute.
65' Tyler Roberts gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Ethan Laird and will look to change the dynamic.
70' 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.
75' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
76' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Michael Ihiekwe comes on to replace Ian Poveda.
81' Lee Buchanan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Will Vaulks.
88' Kristian Pedersen gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Marvin Johnson and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It’s a booking for Sheffield Wednesday FC player. Michael Smith gets a Yellow card.
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

10
Barry Bannan
18
Marvin Johnson ↓ Kristian Pedersen 88'
12
Ike Ugbo ↓ Anthony Musaba 76'
23
Akin Famewo
44
Lamine Diaby ↓ Will Vaulks 63'
14
Pol Valentin Sancho
17
Di'Shon Bernard
41
Djeidi Gassama
26
James Beadle
42
Bailey Cadamarteri ↓ Michael Smith 76'
36
Ian Poveda ↓ Michael Ihiekwe 76'

Bench

3
Kristian Pedersen ↑ 88'
2
Liam Palmer
7
Mallik Wilks
4
Will Vaulks ↑ 63'
24
Michael Smith ↑ 76'
20
Michael Ihiekwe ↑ 76'
45
Anthony Musaba ↑ 76'
47
Pierce Charles
25
Guilherme

Coach Danny Röhl

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

4
Marc Roberts
20
Gary Gardner
8
Tyler Roberts ↑ 65'
14
Keshi Anderson ↑ 76'
11
Koji Miyoshi ↑ 65'
28
Jay Stansfield ↑ 55'
12
Cody Drameh
13
Seung-Ho Paik ↑ 54'
48
Brad Mayo

Coach Tony Mowbray

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

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

1.08 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC36% Draw29% Birmingham City FC35%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

64%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC22% Draw50% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.6%

0 – 1

10.9%

1 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	18%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	21%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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