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

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Championship · 2019-20

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

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

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' Sheffield Wednesday FC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The 34-year-old Massimo Luongo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
14' The referee has no hesitation. Julian Borner is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 14.
19' Lewis Holtby does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
23' The referee has no hesitation. Massimo Luongo is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Red card on 23.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jacob Davenport is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
36' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cameron Dawson makes no mistake. 1-1!
37' Atdhe Nuhiu gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Sam Winnall and will look to change the dynamic.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' What a strike from Lewis Holtby! The score is 1-2.
46' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Kieran Lee exits the field as Sam Hutchinson enters on 46.
48' Magnificent from Darragh Lenihan! That is 13 goals in 397 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Rothwell.
59' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Rankin-Costello is hanging Joe Rothwell on the field on 59 minute.
64' Sam Winnall is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
69' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
73' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Lewis Travis trudges off to be replaced by Jacob Davenport on 73 minutes.
78' 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.
83' Sheffield Wednesday FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
87' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Adam Armstrong is replaced by Ben Brereton.
The final score is 0-5.

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
Danny Graham	3
Josh Windass	3
Marvin Johnson	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Lewis Holtby	2
Elliott Bennett	1
Jacob Murphy	1
Bailey Cadamarteri	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.