Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sun 22 Dec 2019 · 12:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Korey Smith
Massimo Luongo 70' Y
Y 81' Kasey Palmer
Y 84' Daniel Bentley

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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

5
3
4
Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 2019-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2018-10-07 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
14 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 4–0 W
11 Dec Derby County FC A 1–1 D
07 Dec Brentford FC H 2–1 W
30 Nov Charlton Athletic FC A 3–1 W
27 Nov Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
14 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–2 L
10 Dec Millwall FC H 1–2 L
07 Dec Fulham FC A 2–1 W
30 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 5–2 W
27 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sheffield Wednesday FC welcome Bristol City FC for this crunch clash at Hillsborough Stadium.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' A meaty challenge results in booking for Korey Smith on 11.
  • 16' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Johnson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 21' The 30-year-old Niclas Eliasson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Julian Borner on, Morgan Fox off on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Jordan Rhodes, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Liam Palmer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 384 appearances.
  • 45' With 1 assists to his name this season, Barry Bannan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 384 games and scored 470 goals.
  • 55' Korey Smith has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact .
  • 61' The whistle greets Andreas Weimann as he departs to be replaced by Kasey Palmer.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Massimo Luongo on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 76' The whistle greets Jordan Rhodes as he departs to be replaced by Sam Winnall.
  • 81' Kasey Palmer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Bentley.
  • 85' Barry Bannan doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' Antoine Semenyo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tommy Rowe on 86 minute.
  • 90' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Massimo Luongo has done his job and it is now time for Joey Pelupessy to step up.
  • 1-0 the final result. Bristol City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nahki Wells 3
Lucas Joao 3
Lucas Joao 2
Barry Bannan 2
Ike Ugbo 2
Jason Knight 1
Di'Shon Bernard 1
Connor Wickham 1

Head to Head

2019-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 2019-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2018-10-07 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2019-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-12-11 Derby County FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2019-11-30 Charlton Athletic FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Bristol City FC Form

2019-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-10 Bristol City FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2019-12-07 Fulham FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2019-11-30 Bristol City FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-11-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.46 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC55% Draw27% Bristol City FC18%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Bristol City FC
45%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Bristol City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC35% Draw50% Bristol City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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