Championship

Championship | Gameweek 31

Feb 20, 2021 at 3pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
0 - 1
Birmingham

Shaw (44')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Hogan (63')
Clarke-Salter (22'), Etheridge (53')

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Scott Hogan struck the winner in the second half after Liam Shaw was sent off.

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The Match

Match Report

The home side played for the majority of the second half with 10 men after Shaw was shown a second yellow.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 37.99%. A draw had a probability of 32.5% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 29.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.91%) and 2-1 (6.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (16.17%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (13.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 13.5% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Birmingham City
37.99%	32.5%	29.5%

Both teams to score 35.48%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

27.51%

72.49%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

11.21%

88.78%

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.79%

37.2%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.01%

73.98%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.5%

43.49%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.29%

79.7%

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 37.98%

Birmingham City 29.5%

Draw 32.5%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 15.99% 2-0 @ 7.91% 2-1 @ 6.59% 3-0 @ 2.61% 3-1 @ 2.17% 3-2 @ 0.9% Other @ 1.81% Total : 37.98%	0-0 @ 16.17% 1-1 @ 13.32% 2-2 @ 2.74% Other @ 0.26% Total : 32.5%	0-1 @ 13.47% 0-2 @ 5.61% 1-2 @ 5.55% 0-3 @ 1.56% 1-3 @ 1.54% Other @ 1.78% Total : 29.5%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Birmingham

Sheffield Wednesday

65.3%

Draw

24.5%

Birmingham City

10.2%