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 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 James Wilson
Assistant 2 Ian Cooper

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 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

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Hillsborough that hosts another battle between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Bristol City FC.
5' 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.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
16' The France Djeidi Gassama breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 1-0!
21' 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.
26' Barry Bannan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
27' Scott Twine was booked on 27.
32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' Bristol City FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Shea Charles trudges off to be replaced by Liam Palmer on 46 minutes.
51' A stunning finish from Nahki Wells — that came from absolutely nowhere!
53' A stunning finish from Di'Shon Bernard — that came from absolutely nowhere!
57' A moment of madness from Zak Vyner on 57 minutes earns him a card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
62' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
63' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Nahki Wells is replaced by Sam Bell.
64' The whistle greets Scott Twine as he departs to be replaced by George Earthy.
69' Yan Valery makes way for Pol Valentin Sancho at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
70' The crowd applauds Djeidi Gassama as he leaves the pitch. Anthony Musaba steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
78' Poor challenge from Pol Valentin Sancho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
79' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Windass departs to be replaced by Svante Ingelsson.
84' Josh Windass has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
86' Against the run of play, Ross McCrorie has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Callum Paterson gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Ike Ugbo and will look to change the dynamic.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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.