Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Derby County FC
Fri 1 Jan 2021 · 17:30 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Y 90' Colin Kazim-Richards
Y 90' Kamil Jozwiak

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee George Byrne
  • Referee David Webb

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
4
4
Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2020-02-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Derby County FC 2019-12-11 Derby County FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-03-09 Derby County FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-11-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Derby County FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
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
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 4–0 W
26 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
16 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W
12 Dec Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
09 Dec Brentford FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC Derby County FC
#24 Position #8
0 Points 69
46 Played 46
2 / 12 / 32 W / D / L 20 / 9 / 17
29 Scored 67
89 Conceded 59
-60 GD +8
0.00 PPG 1.50
4% Win % 43%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sheffield Wednesday FC to score. At the same time, Derby County FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their trying to find a way past Derby County FC's compact .
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Derby County FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' It looks surprising Derby County FC does not make any changes. Louie Sibley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The travelling Derby County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Derby County FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' Elias Kachunga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Windass at the 37 minute mark.
  • 38' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Josh Windass trudges off to be replaced by Elias Kachunga on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' Liam Shaw has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt Clarke, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 58' Sheffield Wednesday FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' What composure from Callum Paterson! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Max Bird. He replaces Graeme Shinnie on 72 minute.
  • 77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 79' Another substitution for Derby County FC to replace Louie Sibley by Jahmal Hector-Ingram on 79 minute.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Colin Kazim-Richards is booked for Derby County FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Sheffield Wednesday FC 1-0 Derby County FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Smith 3
Ebou Adams 2
Tom Lawrence 2
Barry Bannan 2
Josh Windass 2
Callum Paterson 2
Martyn Waghorn 2
Adam Reach 1

Head to Head

2021-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2020-02-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Derby County FC 2019-12-11 Derby County FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-03-09 Derby County FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-11-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Derby County FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2021-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 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

Derby County FC Form

2021-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC W 2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-16 Derby County FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2020-12-12 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-12-09 Brentford FC 0–0 Derby County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.83 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC27% Draw26% Derby County FC47%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Derby County FC
73%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Derby County FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC14% Draw47% Derby County FC39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.9%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
11.1%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 25% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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