Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 18 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Julian Borner 14' Y

Massimo Luongo 23' R

Y 55' Joe Rothwell

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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Richard Wild
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee Daniel Leach
Referee

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-01-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 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
18 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–5	L
11 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	2–0	W
01 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
29 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–3	L
22 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	5–0	W
11 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–3	L
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Sheffield Wednesday FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at Hillsborough Stadium.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
14' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Julian Borner.
19' Lewis Holtby doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
23' Massimo Luongo was booked on 23.
28' Jacob Murphy, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' Morgan Fox is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
36' A stunning finish from Cameron Dawson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
37' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 37 minute. Sam Winnall leaves to be changed by Atdhe Nuhiu.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' The Germany Lewis Holtby breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-2!
46' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Kieran Lee is replaced by Sam Hutchinson.
48' A goal from the Ireland international Darragh Lenihan! He fires home on 48 to make it 1-3!
53' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
55' Joe Rothwell is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
59' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Joe Rankin-Costello on, Joe Rothwell off on 59 minutes.
64' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
73' Jacob Davenport is replacing Lewis Travis for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
78' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
87' Ben Brereton is replacing Adam Armstrong for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
The points are shared — Sheffield Wednesday FC 0-5 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Tosin Adarabioyo
9
Sam Gallagher
19
Stewart Downing
2
Ryan Nyambe
27
Lewis Travis ↓ Jacob Davenport 73'
17
Amari'i Bell
26
Darragh Lenihan C
7
Adam Armstrong ↓ Ben Brereton 87'
8
Joe Rothwell ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 59'
1
Christian Walton
22
Lewis Holtby

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Windass	3
Danny Graham	3
Lewis Holtby	2
Marvin Johnson	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Atdhe Nuhiu	1
Tyrhys Dolan	1
Marco Matias	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-01-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-01-11 Leeds United FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2019-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2019-12-26 Stoke City FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-01-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.3 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC26% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC49%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC20% Draw41% Blackburn Rovers FC39%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted

0 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 0

0 – 3

4.9%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 0

3.9%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	21%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	16%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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