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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')
Fletcher (40'), Winnall (52'), Aarons (74'), Lees (81')
Conway (72'), Bennett (88')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


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