Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham

20 January 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Leigh Doughty

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

M. Ducksch 83’
K. Furuhashi 90+2’

Match summary

Birmingham won 2-0 away at Sheffield Wednesday. It was goalless at half-time.

M. Ducksch put Birmingham ahead in the 83rd minute and K. Furuhashi made it 0-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Birmingham created 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.46 from 7.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

7 Shots 22

1 Shots on target 7

3 Corners 11

431 Passes 413

77.3% Pass accuracy 75.1%

11 Tackles 17

9 Fouls 10

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham

21’

J. StansfieldShot on target

R. Johnson

41’

51’

T. IwataShot on target

51’

M. DuckschShot on target

J. Lowe

56’

58’

T. IwataShot on target

58’

M. DuckschShot on target

C. McGheeShot on target

62’

67’

J. SolísT. Doyle

67’

K. FuruhashiL. Koumas

C. McNeillS. Ingelsson

71’

83’

M. DuckschRight foot shot

0-1

87’

J. Stansfield

N. RedmondJ. Lowe

88’

S. WrightJ. Stansfield

J. ThorntonB. Bannan

89’

90’

K. FuruhashiLeft foot shot

0-2

90’

W. T. WillumssonM. Ducksch

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.

Sheffield Wednesday 0.46 xGBirmingham 2.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Birmingham attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Birmingham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


M. Mahoney	90′	6	2	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


L. Palmer	90′	1	–	–	5	3	43	2	–	–	–
Otegbayo	90′	1	1	–	7	2	42	–	–	–	–
C. McGhee	90′	1	1	–	2	1	42	–	–	–	–
R. Johnson	90′	2	2	–	3	–	30	2	–	–

Midfielders8 players


J. Heskey	90′	–	–	56	1	–	1	3	5	–	2	–
B. Bannan	89′	–	–	77	1	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
Y. Valery	90′	–	–	33	–	–	2	–	5	–	–	–
J. Lowe	88′	–	–	23	–	–	2	3	4	3	1
S. Ingelsson	71′	–	–	18	1	–	1	–	4	2	1	–
C. McNeill Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
N. Redmond Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
J. Thornton Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


B. Cadamarteri	90′	–	–	2	–	0.23	–	1	5	1	23	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Beadle	90′	1	0	31	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


T. Iwata	90′	3	1	–	5	–	59	–	–	–	–
P. Neumann	90′	3	2	–	8	5	46	1	–	–	–
C. Klarer	90′	–	2	–	4	4	40	1	–	–	–
K. Wagner	90′	5	1	–	9	1	44	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


T. Doyle	67′	–	–	47	2	–	4	2	6	–	1	–
S. Paik	90′	–	–	48	–	–	–	2	3	1	1	–
P. Roberts	90′	–	–	29	1	–	–	–	5	–	1	–
M. Ducksch	89′	1	–	27	2	–	–	–	1	2	–	–
L. Koumas	67′	–	–	13	1	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
J. Solís Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	13	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
S. Wright Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


J. Stansfield	88′	–	1	3	1	0.25	–	2	1	–	16
K. Furuhashi Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	2	1	0.24	–	–	–	–	3	–

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

Sheffield Wednesday win 13% Avg odds 7.46

Draw 21% Avg odds 4.47

Birmingham win 66% Avg odds 1.42

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield Wednesday D D L L L

Birmingham D D L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Birmingham 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday, 30 Sep 25 All Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.