Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City meet at Hillsborough Stadium, in a match for the 30th day of the Championship. Birmingham City won home (1-0) the last time they met in this league edition, on 09-27-2017. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 10-02-2017, in a match for the Championship which ended in a Sheffield Wednesday victory by (3-0). The goals of the match were scored by J. Rhodes (9 ‘), S. Winnall (80’) and A. Reach (86 ‘) for Sheffield Wednesday. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Sheffield Wednesday:

After 7 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 33 points won. In the last match, they tied in an away match against Middlesbrough, by (0-0), after in the previous match they have tied (0-0) at home, against Cardiff City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. For the league, Sheffield Wednesday won 10 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent end result at halftime was 0-1 (5 out of 14 matches). In 29 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 13 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The Sheffield Wednesday enters this day after a stranger draw, to zero, in the visit to the Middlesbrough arena. The Sheffield Wednesday usually acts in a 5-3-2, in which the two most advanced players are Lucas João and Wallace. The local club, when it invests in the offensive process, usually does so through the right flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by right-back Palmer. One of the great values ​​of Sheffield Wednesday is the aerial game, since its players present a lot of competition in this particular. Coach Jos Luhukay will not be able to count on Forestieri, Hutchinson, Bannan and Joost van Aken, all injured.

Birmingham:

After 7 wins, 6 draws and 16 losses, the away team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 27 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Sunderland, by (3-1), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Preston North End, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats in their stadium. In the last 10 away matches Birmingham City has a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent end result at halftime was 1-0 (5 out of 14 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 29 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 16 times and have only won 1 result. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘) and 3 of their 8 goals between (16′-30’).

The Birmingham enters this day motivated, after a home win, by 3-1, in the reception at Sunderland: Davis, Boga and Gallagher scored the goals of the victory. The visiting team usually acts in a 4-3-3, privileging offensive transitions and channeling their attacks through the wings. The three arrows pointing to the goal of the rival will be Boga, Gallagher and Maghoma, being that the player responsible for defining and leading the attacks of his team is English Davis. Davis, N’Doye and Kieftenbeld act in the most central area of ​​the terrain. The coach of the visitors will not be able to count on Jenkinson, for being injured.

PREDICTION: Over 1.5 goals @ 1.44