Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Sheffield Wednesday FC

4 – 2

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Steven Fletcher 40' Y

Sam Winnall 52' Y

Rolando Aarons 74' Y

Tom Lees 81' Y

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Steve Meredith
Referee James Linington
Referee James Wilson
Referee Tony Harrington

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	4–2	W
12 Mar	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
09 Mar	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
04 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	Brentford FC	H	2–0	W
23 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	3–1	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–4	L
12 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–0	W
09 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
02 Mar	Rotherham United FC	A	2–3	L
23 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D
17 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Adam Armstrong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 91 goals in his last 397 appearances.
10' Assisted by Dominic Iorfa with the perfectly-timed delivery and Steven Fletcher makes no mistake. 1-0!
10' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Sam Hutchinson trudges off to be replaced by Joey Pelupessy on 10 minutes.
15' The 33-year-old Derrick Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Fletcher argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
50' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
52' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Sam Winnall will be fuming at that decision.
55' The supporters are chanting for Marco Matias. He replaces Sam Winnall on 55 minute.
56' The crowd applauds Harrison Reed as he leaves the pitch. Craig Conway steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
58' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Atdhe Nuhiu comes on to replace Steven Fletcher.
60' The Kosovo Atdhe Nuhiu breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 2-0!
65' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
68' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 68 minute. Corry Evans leaves to be changed by John Buckley.
72' The Scotland Craig Conway breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 2-1!
74' Rolando Aarons is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
79' Brilliant from the defender! Dominic Iorfa makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 79.
81' Poor challenge from Tom Lees. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' A goal from the Portugal international Marco Matias! He fires home on 86 to make it 4-1!
88' GOAL! Elliott Bennett scores on 88. Assisted by Bradley Dack
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sheffield Wednesday FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Windass	3
Danny Graham	3
Marvin Johnson	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Lewis Holtby	2
Adam Reach	1
Dominic Iorfa	1
Joe Rothwell	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.15 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC53% Draw22% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

47%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC38% Draw39% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

2 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.6%

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Clean Sheet