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

Championship · 2019-20
Sheffield Wednesday FC
0 – 5
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

4
3
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#24 Position #20
0 Points 52
46 Played 46
2 / 12 / 32 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20
29 Scored 42
89 Conceded 56
-60 GD -14
0.00 PPG 1.13
4% Win % 28%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Hillsborough Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' A goal from the Germany international Lewis Holtby! He fires home on 19 to make it 0-1!
  • 23' The referee has no hesitation. Massimo Luongo is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Red card on 23.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Barry Bannan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
  • 36' The deadlock is broken! Cameron Dawson gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
  • 37' Atdhe Nuhiu gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Sam Winnall and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 42' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lewis Holtby makes it 1-2.
  • 46' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 46 minute. Kieran Lee leaves to be changed by Sam Hutchinson.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Darragh Lenihan gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rothwell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Joe Rankin-Costello. He replaces Joe Rothwell on 59 minute.
  • 64' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 73' Jacob Davenport has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Travis on 73 minute.
  • 78' Stewart Downing needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 83' Ben Brereton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Adam Armstrong has done his job and it is now time for Ben Brereton to step up.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Graham 3
Josh Windass 3
Samuel Szmodics 2
Lewis Holtby 2
Marvin Johnson 2
Bailey Cadamarteri 1
Lucas Joao 1
Tosin Adarabioyo 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
0.99 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC21% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC55%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
45%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
79%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC14% Draw40% Blackburn Rovers FC46%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted
0 – 5
Actual
0 – 2
9.9%
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 3
7%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 1
4.3%
0 – 4
3.8%
1 – 4
3.8%
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 22% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 19% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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