Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City prediction 08.02.2024
Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham City
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- Competition: Championship
- Date: 8th February 2024
- Kickoff: 20:00 UTC / 21:00 CET
- Venue: Hillsborough
On Friday night, Sheffield Wednesday, one of the lower six teams in the English second division, will be hosting Birmingham City, another team in the same range.
In recent years, the hosts have consistently finished in the bottom ten. Currently, The Owls are in one of the last two positions in the standings, having only avoided defeat in one out of their last four league games. Yet, there is a silver lining for Danny Röhl’s squad as they have only suffered one loss in their last three encounters with Birmingham. This will surely boost their morale.
Birmingham City, similar to their hosts, are having a far from stellar season. Currently, The Blues are situated in the lower half of the league standings. However, their recent performance has been superior to that of Sheffield Wednesday. Tony Mowbray’s team has only suffered one loss in their last three league matches, managing to secure a win and a draw.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City Betting Tips: Both teams to score
The upcoming game on Friday will showcase some of the Championship’s weakest defences this season. Sheffield Wednesday has set a new record by conceding 50 goals in 30 games, and Birmingham City is not far behind, having allowed 45 goals in 29 games.
The recent matches between the two teams have also been characterized by goals. On average, each of the last eight games saw two goals scored. Furthermore, bets on “both teams to score-yes” were successful in six of these matches.
Another reason to anticipate goals is due to the entertainment value often seen in Birmingham City’s recent away games from St Andrew’s. Out of the team’s last nine away league games, only three ended with less than 2.5 goals.
- Best Tip: BTTS &— Yes
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City prediction: 2-2
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City Head to Head (H2H) stats
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25 nov 23
Birmingham City
2 : 1
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
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20 feb 21
Sheffield Wednesday
0 : 1
Birmingham City
Championship
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17 oct 20
Birmingham City
0 : 1
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
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22 feb 20
Birmingham City
3 : 3
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
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27 nov 19
Sheffield Wednesday
1 : 1
Birmingham City
Championship
Sheffield Wednesday team news
The right-back, Juan Delgado, has been out of action since October 2023 because of a hip injury and will not recover in time for Friday’s game.
Danny Röhl, Sheffield United manager, has no other pressing issues except for Juan Delgado and Will Vaulks being one yellow card away from a one-match ban.
Last matches of Sheffield Wednesday
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03 feb 24
Huddersfield Town
4 : 0
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
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31 jan 24
Sheffield Wednesday
0 : 0
Watford
Championship
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26 jan 24
Sheffield Wednesday
1 : 1
Coventry City
FA Cup
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20 jan 24
Sheffield Wednesday
1 : 2
Coventry City
Championship
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13 jan 24
Southampton
4 : 0
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
Sheffield Wednesday lineup
Goalkeeper
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26
James Beadle
Defenders
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14
Pol Valentín
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17
Di’Shon Bernard
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23
Akin Famewo
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18
Marvin Johnson
Midfielders
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2
Liam Palmer
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11
Josh Windass
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10
Barry Bannan
Forwards
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45
Anthony Musaba
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12
Ike Ugbo
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41
Djeidi Gassama
Birmingham City team news
John Ruddy was unable to participate in the loss to West Bromwich Albion due to a muscle injury he acquired during training. However, head coach Tony Mowbray is hopeful that the goalkeeper will be prepared to come back in about a week.
Other injury concerns for the visitors include Cody Drameh with a toe injury, Dion Sanderson with an ankle injury, Lukas Jutkiewicz with a calf injury, George Hall with a hamstring injury, and Alfie Chang with a knee injury.
Last matches of Birmingham City
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03 feb 24
West Bromwich Albion
1 : 0
Birmingham City
Championship
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27 jan 24
Leicester City
3 : 0
Birmingham City
FA Cup
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20 jan 24
Stoke City
1 : 2
Birmingham City
Championship
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16 jan 24
Birmingham City
2 : 1
Hull City
FA Cup
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13 jan 24
Birmingham City
2 : 2
Swansea City
Championship
Birmingham City lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Neil Etheridge
Defenders
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3
Lee Buchanan
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26
Kevin Long
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6
Krystian Bielik
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2
Ethan Laird
Midfielders
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34
Ivan Å unjiÄ
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29
Alex Pritchard
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16
Andre Dozzell
Forwards
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17
Siriki Dembélé
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28
Jay Stansfield
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11
KÅji Miyoshi
Three reasons we expect both teams to score in this game
- In all competitions, Sheffield United have only failed to score in one of their last nine home games.
- Birmingham City only failed to score in three of their last six away league games.
- In six of the past eight encounters between Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham, both teams have scored.
Main prediction Sheffield Wednesday &— Birmingham City
Both Teams to Score
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