Sunday , 15 November 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
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
1/5
16-30
3/6
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/4
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC
Bobby Clark 3 G 2 A
Samuel Szmodics 3 G 1 A
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Hillsborough Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Sheffield Wednesday FC and Derby County FC.
  • 5' David Marshall, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Adam Reach has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
  • 37' The supporters are chanting for Elias Kachunga. He replaces Josh Windass on 37 minute.
  • 38' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 38 minute. Josh Windass leaves to be changed by Elias Kachunga.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 48' Barry Bannan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 393 appearances.
  • 53' Andre Wisdom has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' The travelling Derby County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' Sheffield Wednesday FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Callum Paterson on 61.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Graeme Shinnie, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Derby County FC — Max Bird on, Graeme Shinnie off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 79' The Derby County FC manager makes a substitution. Louie Sibley departs to be replaced by Jahmal Hector-Ingram.
  • 84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Colin Kazim-Richards. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Chris Martin 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
4 / 4
1.12 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Derby County FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC39% Draw30% Derby County FC31%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
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
68%
Draw or Derby County FC
61%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Derby County FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw51% Derby County FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
12.7%
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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