Birmingham vs Sheffield Wednesday

25 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Rebecca Welch

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Juninho Bacuna 45+3’
  • Jordan James 81’
  • George Byers 45’

Match summary

Birmingham came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Sheffield Wednesday. It was 1-1 at half-time.

George Byers put Sheffield Wednesday ahead in the 45th minute, Juninho Bacuna equalised from a corner in first-half stoppage time, and Jordan James won it in the 81st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Birmingham created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 2.03 from 16.

Match stats

Birmingham Sheffield Wednesday
13 Shots 16
4 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.52 xG 2.03
1.52 Non-penalty xG 2.03

Key events

Birmingham Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
45’
George Byers0-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Juninho Bacuna1-1 (Birmingham)
45+3’
Half-time1-1
Jordan James2-1 (Birmingham)
81’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Birmingham
  • Siriki Dembélé
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Anthony Musaba
  • Barry Bannan
  • Mallik Wilks
  • Josh Windass
  • Djeidi Gassama

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 2.03 45’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 45’ 45+3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), 1-1 45+3’ 81’ Jordan James (Birmingham), 2-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 2.03 45’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 Byers 45’ 45+3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), 1-1 Bacuna 45+3’ 81’ Jordan James (Birmingham), 2-1 James 81’
Birmingham 1.74 xGSheffield Wednesday 2.03 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Birmingham attacking 
81’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 45’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.81 xG, goal 35’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 81’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 77’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 6’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 74’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 86’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 87’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+5’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+7’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 81’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 45’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.81 xG, goal 35’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 81’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 77’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 6’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 86’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 87’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+5’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+7’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ethan Laird Taken off
88′ – – – – – – –
Emanuel Aiwu
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Lee Buchanan Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Juninho Bacuna Taken off
78′ 1 – 3 0.06 – – –
Koji Miyoshi Taken off
88′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Siriki Dembélé
90′ – – 2 0.10 – –
Oliver Burke Taken off
64′ – – – – – – –
Lukas Jutkiewicz Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Cody Drameh Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Jordan James Came on as a substitute
12′ 1 – 2 1.17 – – –
Marc Roberts Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Romelle Donovan Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Birmingham win 42% Avg odds 2.25
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.23
Sheffield Wednesday win 28% Avg odds 3.37

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.