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

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Championship · 2018-19

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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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 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#30	Position	#6
0	Points	1
46	Played	1
2 / 12 / 32	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
29	Scored	2
89	Conceded	2
-60	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	1.00
4%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Hillsborough Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' David Raya has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' What a strike from Steven Fletcher! The score is 1-0.
10' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Hutchinson departs to be replaced by Joey Pelupessy.
15' Ryan Nyambe, a Namibia defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
40' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 40.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
52' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Sam Winnall will be fuming at that decision.
55' Sam Winnall makes way for Marco Matias at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
56' Harrison Reed makes way for Craig Conway at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
58' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Steven Fletcher has done his job and it is now time for Atdhe Nuhiu to step up.
60' Assisted by Barry Bannan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Atdhe Nuhiu makes no mistake. 2-0!
65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
68' Corry Evans makes way for John Buckley at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
72' Craig Conway doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rolando Aarons.
79' Goal! Dominic Iorfa scores his 8 goal in 343 matches.
81' Tom Lees has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
86' Marco Matias makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Sheffield Wednesday FC are in front.
88' What a moment for Elliott Bennett! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
It finishes all square. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 4-2.

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
Danny Graham	3
Josh Windass	3
Lewis Holtby	2
Marvin Johnson	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Makhtar Gueye	1
Bradley Dack	1
Cameron Dawson	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.07 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.52 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC41% Draw20% Blackburn Rovers FC39%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

59%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC27% Draw35% Blackburn Rovers FC38%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.6%

1 – 1

2 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

5.4%

1 – 3

5.4%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 4

3.5%

1 – 4

3.4%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	15%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	18%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	14%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (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