Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Joey Pelupessy 50' Y
Y 66' Leo Ostigard
Adam Reach 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Mather
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Daniel Leach

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
7
Sheffield Wednesday FC 11 games · Avg 3.0 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
12 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
08 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
05 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
02 Dec Reading FC H 1–1 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
16 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
12 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
08 Dec Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
05 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–1 W
01 Dec Derby County FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC Coventry City FC
#30 Position #1
0 Points 95
46 Played 46
2 / 12 / 32 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
29 Scored 97
89 Conceded 45
-60 GD +52
0.00 PPG 2.07
4% Win % 61%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sheffield Wednesday FC have kicked off against Coventry City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Ben Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyle McFadzean, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Dominic Hyam has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 379 games and scored 456 goals.
  • 42' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Amadou Bakayoko on, Tyler Walker off on 42 minutes.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Amadou Bakayoko made 374 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joey Pelupessy.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact .
  • 60' Sam McCallum has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 64' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 64 minute. Liam Shaw leaves to be changed by Jordan Rhodes.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Leo Ostigard argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 67' Tom Lees is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
  • 72' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Fankaty Dabo exits the field as Julien Da Costa enters on 72.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Matt Godden. He replaces Maxime Biamou on 73 minute.
  • 78' 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.
  • 79' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 83' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Barry Bannan trudges off to be replaced by Joost van Aken on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Windass departs to be replaced by Elias Kachunga.
  • Another three points for Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum O'Hare 3
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Ben Sheaf 2
Djeidi Gassama 2
Ellis Simms 2
Haji Wright 2
Anthony Musaba 1
Josh Windass 1

Head to Head

2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-12-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2020-12-16 Coventry City FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-12-12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-08 Coventry City FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2020-12-05 Coventry City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC W 2020-12-01 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.8 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC25% Draw25% Coventry City FC50%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Coventry City FC
75%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Coventry City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC13% Draw45% Coventry City FC42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.5%
0 – 2
11.8%
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
0 – 3
7%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 4
3.2%
1 – 4
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 25% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 19% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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