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Championship | Gameweek 19
Dec 2, 2023 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
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Sheff Weds
3 - 1
Blackburn

Cadamarteri (5'), Johnson (78'), Windass (90+1')
Bernard (24'), Vaulks (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Szmodics (65')
Dahl Tomasson (25'), Hill (82')
Dahl Tomasson (0')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-1 Leicester
Wednesday, November 29 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham
Wednesday, November 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield Wednesday can certainly take some confidence from their midweek draw with the league leaders and will hope to turn that into a victory when they host Blackburn at Hillsborough at the weekend, but the visitors are in fine fettle, particularly going forward, and we can only envisage Tomasson's side making it three straight Championship wins. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 41.77%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.13% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.88%) and 0-2 (6.78%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (7.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.83%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawBlackburn Rovers
33.13% (0.272 0.27) 25.1% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01) 41.77% (-0.259 -0.26)
Both teams to score 56.7% (0.139 0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.27% (0.138 0.14)46.73% (-0.14 -0.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31% (0.129 0.13)68.99% (-0.131 -0.13)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.99% (0.23699999999999 0.24)27.01% (-0.239 -0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.64% (0.311 0.31)62.36% (-0.313 -0.31)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.69% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)22.31% (0.062000000000001 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.22% (-0.097999999999999 -0.1)55.78% (0.094000000000001 0.09)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 33.13%
    Blackburn Rovers 41.77%
    Draw 25.1%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 7.89% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 7.75% (0.044 0.04)
2-0 @ 5.16% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
3-1 @ 3.38% (0.041 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.53% (0.026 0.03)
3-0 @ 2.25% (0.032 0.03)
4-1 @ 1.11% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 3.06%
Total : 33.13%
1-1 @ 11.83% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.03% (-0.036 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.81% (0.022 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.27% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 25.1%
0-1 @ 9.04% (-0.07 -0.07)
1-2 @ 8.88% (-0.026999999999999 -0.03)
0-2 @ 6.78% (-0.066 -0.07)
1-3 @ 4.44% (-0.022 -0.02)
0-3 @ 3.39% (-0.04 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.9% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-4 @ 1.66% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.27% (-0.018 -0.02)
2-4 @ 1.09%
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 41.77%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Blackburn

Sheffield Wednesday
22.9%
Draw
14.3%
Blackburn Rovers
62.9%
35
Head to Head
Apr 20, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 43
Sheff Weds
1-0
Blackburn
Windass (37')
Hutchinson (15'), Bannan (80')

Evans (40'), Rothwell (74')
Dec 26, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 21
Blackburn
1-1
Sheff Weds
Rothwell (76')
Lenihan (79')
Reach (41')
Jan 18, 2020 3pm
Nov 2, 2019 3pm
Mar 16, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 38
Sheff Weds
4-2
Blackburn
Fletcher (10'), Nuhiu (60'), Iorfa (79'), Mathias (86')
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Conway (72'), Bennett (88')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Bristol City216962626027
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
15Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
16Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
17Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
23Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317


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