Another action-packed fixture in Championship as Sheffield Wednesday welcome Blackburn Rovers

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Sheffield Wednesday perform at a high level so far being 8th in the table. Blackburn Rovers can look both up and down from their 13th position.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Sheffield Wednesday have to build on here at Hillsborough Stadium in the Championship. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Sheffield Wednesday, their manager G. Monk and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

A good away victory last time out for Sheffield Wednesday, who won 2-0 against Leeds United (placed 2nd). Before that match, a FA Cup win away at Brighton & Hove Albion.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sheffield Wednesday matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats (from three games).

Sheffield Wednesday has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Sheffield Wednesday have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Blackburn Rovers so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 4-1-8 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Blackburn Rovers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Blackburn Rovers's last game was the home draw against Preston North End (1-1). A 1-2 defeat away at Birmingham City before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Blackburn Rovers when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 2 and winning 0 games.

Blackburn Rovers have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Blackburn Rovers have conceded 23 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Sheffield Wednesday victories, 2 draws and 3 Blackburn Rovers wins. 9 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
12 goals
Blackburn RoversB. Dack
B. Dack
9 goals
Blackburn RoversA. Armstrong
A. Armstrong
7 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
12 6 1 Won W 0 4 10
6 4 0 Drew D 1 1 7
9 3 3 Lost L 4 8 10
39 14 3 Scored S 6 18 35
26 10 5 Conceded C 11 23 35
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
70% 54% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 74%
44% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 62% 48%
22% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 31% 22%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 31% 19%
56% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 69% 63%
33% 46% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 30%
15% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 15% 15%
 
5.4 5.1 4.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.2 4.4 5.4
4.6 3.6 2.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.8 5.6 4.8
2 1.6 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.6 1.5
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
347 175 53 Total Shots T S 26 101 269
115 57 14 Shots on Target S O 9 36 87
34% 25% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 50% 40%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blackburn Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
8 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
13 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
8 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
13 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.