Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

20/01/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Hillsborough (Sheffield).

Championship - Round 28
Referee: Doughty L. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.35	2.77
Ball possession
50%	50%
Total shots
7	22
Shots on target
1	7
Big chances
0	4
Corner kicks
3	11
Passes
78% (331/424)	75% (308/413)
Yellow cards
2	1
Expected goals (xG)
0.35	2.77
xG on target (xGOT)
0.01	2.13
Total shots
7	22
Shots on target
1	7
Shots off target
4	7
Blocked shots
2	8
Shots inside the box
4	17
Shots outside the box
3	5
Hit the woodwork
1	0
Big chances
0	4
Corner kicks
3	11
Touches in opposition box
10	35
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
0	1
Free kicks
10	9
Passes
78% (331/424)	75% (308/413)
Long passes
37% (19/51)	37% (19/51)
Passes in final third
62% (61/99)	68% (103/151)
Crosses
17% (3/18)	17% (4/24)
Expected assists (xA)
0.61	1.48
Throw ins
27	28
Fouls
9	10
Tackles
82% (9/11)	56% (10/18)
Duels won
42	47
Clearances
51	34
Interceptions
11	10
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
1	0
Goalkeeper saves
6	1
xGOT faced
2.13	0.01
Goals prevented
0.13	0.01

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
41', Johnson R. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 2)
56', Lowe J. 🟨,
67', Koumas L. ↓, Furuhashi K. ↑,
67', Doyle T. ↓, Solis Romero J. E. ↑,
71', Ingelsson S. ↓, McNeill C. ↑,
83', 0 - 1, Ducksch M. ⚽, Stansfield J. (A),
87', Stansfield J. 🟨,
88', Stansfield J. ↓, Wright S. ↑,
88', Lowe J. ↓, Redmond N. ↑,
89', Bannan B. ↓, Thornton J. ↑,
90+1', Ducksch M. ↓, Willumsson W. T. ↑,
90+2', 0 - 2, Furuhashi K. ⚽,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Sheffield Wednesday
13.2%

Draw
21%

Birmingham City
65.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

16.3%

23.4%

60.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

16%

22.9%

61.6%

Sheffield Wednesday - Birmingham City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	7.12 ↑ (5.79)	4.47 ↑ (4.05)	1.43 ↓ (1.57)	6.2% (5.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Sheffield Wednesday - Birmingham City?

Users Predictions: 18 users predict this event. Sheff Wed will win (votes: 4 - 22.2%). Birmingham will win (votes: 9 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 27.8%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Birmingham: 26.9% – 73.1%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

DC - Sheff Wed (2.35) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +1 - Birmingham (1.70) (votes: 2 - 66.7%) .

AH 0 - Sheff Wed (5.42) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.25 - Sheff Wed (3.54) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.5 - Sheff Wed (2.81) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.75 - Sheff Wed (2.47) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +1.25 - Sheff Wed (1.85) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Birmingham City will win (6 of 8 users predict this - 75%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 17 high ROI users predict this event. Sheff Wed (votes: 9 - 52.9%). Birmingham (votes: 8 - 47.1%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 0:2.

Preview Facts

A mid-table team and an outsider will play in this match (ranked 24 in the zone Relegation ~ League One and 14).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sheff Wed won 2.
Sheff Wed is on a losing streak (last 5 games: 0 wins).
In recent matches, Birmingham has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
In this match, Birmingham is the undisputed favorite.
There will not play in Sheff Wed: Bernard D. (Knee Injury) Brown G. (Inactive) Chalobah N. (Leg Injury) Charles P. (Injury) Cooper L. (Injury) Ugbo I. (Inactive)
There will not play in Birmingham: Buchanan L. (Knee Injury) Gray D. (Injury) Laird E. (Hamstring Injury)
There are questionable in Sheff Wed: Kobacki O. (Groin Injury) Lowe M. (Injury)
There are questionable in Birmingham: Osayi-Samuel B. (Injury) Robinson J. (Inactive)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Sheff Wed won 7 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 29:25. (average 1.5:1.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Sheff Wed won 4 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 15:7. (average 1.7:0.8).

How many head-to-head matches has Sheffield Wednesday won against Birmingham City?

Sheffield Wednesday has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Birmingham City won against Sheffield Wednesday?

Birmingham City has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Sheffield Wednesday - Birmingham City were as follows:

30.09.2025 Birmingham City - Sheffield Wednesday 2:2

09.02.2024 Sheffield Wednesday - Birmingham City 2:0

25.11.2023 Birmingham City - Sheffield Wednesday 2:1

Latest results of Sheffield Wednesday

17.01.2026 Sheffield Wednesday - Portsmouth 0:1 ✺

10.01.2026 Sheffield Wednesday - Brentford 0:2 ✺

04.01.2026 Queens Park Rangers - Sheffield Wednesday 3:0 ✺

01.01.2026 Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday 3:0 ✺

29.12.2025 Sheffield Wednesday - Blackburn Rovers 0:0 ✺

Latest results of Birmingham City

17.01.2026 Swansea City - Birmingham City 1:1 ✺

10.01.2026 Cambridge United - Birmingham City 2:3 ✺

04.01.2026 Birmingham City - Coventry City 3:2 ✺

01.01.2026 Watford - Birmingham City 3:0 ✺

29.12.2025 Birmingham City - Southampton 1:1 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	19	61
2	Coventry	31	17	8	6	63:35	28	59
3	Ipswich	30	15	9	6	51:29	22	54
4	Hull	31	16	6	9	50:43	7	54
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	3	53
6	Wrexham	31	12	11	8	44:39	5	47
7	Preston	31	12	11	8	38:34	4	47
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	5	46
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	4	46
10	Birmingham	32	12	10	10	43:39	4	46
11	Derby	31	12	9	10	45:39	6	45
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	3	44
13	QPR	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44
14	Stoke	31	12	7	12	34:28	6	43
15	Swansea	31	12	6	13	38:37	1	42
16	Norwich	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39
18	Charlton	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32
22	Blackburn	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32
23	Oxford Utd	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7

      Promotion ~ Premier League
      Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ League One