Thursday , 1 October 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

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
13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sheffield Wednesday FC have kicked off against Derby County FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Derby County FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The travelling Derby County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Derby County FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Max Bird is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 35' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Liam Palmer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' Elias Kachunga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Windass on 37 minute.
  • 38' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elias Kachunga is hanging Josh Windass on the field on 38 minute.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Derby County FC have won 457 goals from 389 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' Andre Wisdom has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 389 appearances.
  • 61' GOAL! Callum Paterson fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' Derby County FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 72' Derby County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Bird is hanging Graeme Shinnie on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Derby County FC is showing some good football. However, Derby County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 79' Derby County FC make a change. Louie Sibley trudges off to be replaced by Jahmal Hector-Ingram on 79 minutes.
  • 84' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 89' Lee Buchanan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Derby County FC so far.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Colin Kazim-Richards on 90 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Derby County FC.

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
Tom Lawrence 2
Barry Bannan 2
Josh Windass 2
Callum Paterson 2
Martyn Waghorn 2
Ebou Adams 2
Jason Knight 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.