Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sheffield Wednesday FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Wed 22 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough 22,774 HT 45' · FT 45'

Djeidi Gassama 16' 1–0

1–1 51' Nahki Wells

Di'Shon Bernard 53' 2–1

2–2 86' Ross McCrorie

Y 27' Scott Twine

Shea Charles 27' Y

Y 57' Zak Vyner

Pol Valentin Sancho 78' Y

Overview

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 James Wilson
Assistant 2 Ian Cooper

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 2.2 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Bristol City FC 2024-10-02 Bristol City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-02-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Bristol City FC 2023-11-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-04-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	Bristol City FC	H	2–2	D
19 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	0–3	L
11 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	3–4	L
04 Jan	Millwall FC	H	2–2	D
01 Jan	Derby County FC	H	4–2	W
29 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	1–3	L

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–2	D
18 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
11 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
04 Jan	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
01 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–2	D
29 Dec	Portsmouth FC	H	3–0	W

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' And we are off! Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Bristol City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
16' The deadlock is broken! Djeidi Gassama gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
21' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Scott Twine on 27.
32' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 468 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' Supporters expect more eagerness from George Earthy, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Liam Palmer on, Shea Charles off on 46 minutes.
51' Goal! Nahki Wells scores his 77 goal in 382 matches.
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Di'Shon Bernard makes it 2-1.
57' Bristol City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
63' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Sam Bell on, Nahki Wells off on 63 minutes.
64' Bristol City FC make a change. Scott Twine trudges off to be replaced by George Earthy on 64 minutes.
69' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Pol Valentin Sancho on, Yan Valery off on 69 minutes.
70' The supporters are chanting for Anthony Musaba. He replaces Djeidi Gassama on 70 minute.
75' Max O'Leary is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
78' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a card in front of him.
79' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Josh Windass exits the field as Svante Ingelsson enters on 79.
84' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 3-4-3 shape.
86' The deadlock is broken! Ross McCrorie gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
90' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Ike Ugbo departs to be replaced by Callum Paterson.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

8
Joe Williams
4
Kal Naismith
19
George Tanner ↑ 90'
24
Haydon Roberts ↑ 90'
23
Stefan Bajic
11
Anis Mehmeti ↑ 63'
20
Sam Bell ↑ 63'
30
Sinclair Armstrong
40
George Earthy ↑ 64'

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nahki Wells	3
Lucas Joao	3
Ike Ugbo	2
Lucas Joao	2
Barry Bannan	2
Jamie Paterson	1
Tommy Rowe	1
Julian Borner	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2025-01-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2025-01-19 Leeds United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-01-11 Coventry City FC 4–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-01-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2025-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Derby County FC W 2024-12-29 Preston North End FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2025-01-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2025-01-18 Coventry City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2025-01-11 Bristol City FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2025-01-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2025-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2024-12-29 Bristol City FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.51 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Bristol City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC42% Draw28% Bristol City FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Bristol City FC

58%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Bristol City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC31% Draw46% Bristol City FC23%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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