Championship · 2025Tue, 20 Jan 2026, 19:45 UTCFull timeHillsborough StadiumFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricSheffield WednesdayBirmingham City
Shots7 shots/match22 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match7 shots/match
Expected goals0.36 xG/match2.76 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners3 corners/match11 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Seung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 40′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTomoki Iwata · Birmingham City · 51′ · 0.01 xG · on targetJhon Solís · Birmingham City · 72′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBarry Bannan · Sheffield Wednesday · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCole McGhee · Sheffield Wednesday · 62′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 80′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLewis Koumas · Birmingham City · 21′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBarry Bannan · Sheffield Wednesday · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 3′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 20′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedReece Johnson · Sheffield Wednesday · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 12′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 51′ · 0.06 xG · on targetKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 86′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLewis Koumas · Birmingham City · 36′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBailey Cadamarteri · Sheffield Wednesday · 59′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBailey Cadamarteri · Sheffield Wednesday · 49′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJhon Solís · Birmingham City · 74′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLiam Palmer · Sheffield Wednesday · 70′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 74′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 90′ · 0.09 xG · goalMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 58′ · 0.11 xG · on targetJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 22′ · 0.14 xG · on targetJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 83′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 58′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedPhil Neumann · Birmingham City · 55′ · 0.39 xG · off target or blockedTomoki Iwata · Birmingham City · 58′ · 0.40 xG · on targetMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 83′ · 0.79 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sheffield Wednesday: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.35 xG. Birmingham City: 22 shots, 7 on target, 2.83 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Marvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 83′Kyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sheffield Wednesday 0.35 xG · Birmingham City 2.83 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sheffield Wednesday's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Sheffield Wednesday's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sheffield Wednesday's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.67 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0 goals/match0.67 goals/match1.36 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City.

3.2 daysRest daysSheffield Wednesday · Birmingham City3.09 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSheffield WednesdayBirmingham CityBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.09 days
Matches last 14 days1 matches1 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Birmingham City have a visible away split

moderate

Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season14.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.8 shots/match14.4 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Sheffield Wednesday
1Draws
0Birmingham City
Birmingham CitySheffield Wednesday · Championship22

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Sheffield Wednesday favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Birmingham City in 11 · 3 too close

0.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 27/281.36 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 27/281.32 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 27/281.51 xG/match
1.85 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 27/281.08 xG/match
9.46 shots/matchShotsseason · 26/2714.4 shots/match
15.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 26/2710.4 shots/match
2.81 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 26/273.85 shots/match
6.19 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 26/273.52 shots/match
47.3%Possessionseason · 26/2754.3%
4.81 corners/matchCornersseason · 26/275.56 corners/match
6.08 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 26/274.07 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 25/2711.4 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
11%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 27/2821%
48%Scoring frequencyseason · 27/2879%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Sheffield Wednesday35.4
Birmingham City77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield Wednesday2.1
Birmingham City62.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Sheffield Wednesday2.1
Birmingham City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Sheffield Wednesday2.1
Birmingham City64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield Wednesday60.4
Birmingham City81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield Wednesday39.6
Birmingham City81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Sheffield Wednesday26.1
Birmingham City73.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
0.29 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.43 xG/match
5.8 shots/matchShots5/513.8 shots/match
1 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
49.4%Possession5/543.4%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.1 goals/match
2.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.7 goals/match
0.68 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.43 xG/match
7.1 shots/matchShots10/1015 shots/match
1.8 shots/matchShots on target10/103.8 shots/match
47.8%Possession10/1050.9%
3.6 corners/matchCorners10/106.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

27 / 28 matches
0.67 goals/matchGoals scored27/281.36 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed27/281.32 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goals27/281.51 xG/match
9.46 shots/matchShots26/2714.4 shots/match
2.81 shots/matchShots on target26/273.85 shots/match
47.3%Possession26/2754.3%
4.81 corners/matchCorners26/275.56 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFouls25/2711.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

15 / 15 matches
0.47 goals/matchGoals scored15/150.73 goals/match
2.13 goals/matchGoals allowed15/151.6 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals15/151.05 xG/match
9.71 shots/matchShots14/1410.8 shots/match
2.36 shots/matchShots on target14/142.43 shots/match
51.3%Possession14/1454.6%
5.07 corners/matchCorners14/145.21 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls14/1411.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.09 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples27 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 20 Jan 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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