England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City, taking place on Friday, 09 February 2024, at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
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Sheffield Wednesday, Recent FormSheffield Wednesday boss Danny Röhl will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 4-0 away mauling from Huddersfield Town. During that encounter they had 62% possession and had 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 6 of their 12 shots on goal.
Röhl will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 5 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 11 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 1 clean sheet in those games.
Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of.
Birmingham City, Recent FormBirmingham City will not be too troubled by their 1-0 away defeat against West Bromwich Albion, given the latter currently sit 14 places further up the league table than they do. They came away from that fixture with a 50% share of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target, in comparison to West Bromwich Albion, who managed 10 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Tony Mowbray will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 5 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 10 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games.
They have been enduring a less than rewarding period of form away from home at the moment, during which they have lost 3 and only picked up 2 wins from their last 6 matches.
On an individual basis, Juninho Bacuna is giving Birmingham City's travelling fans plenty to shout about having scored 3 goals in the squad's last 6 away games in the league.
It was one to forget for Sheffield Wednesday last time they met Birmingham City in the league, falling to a 2-1 defeat.
The Wednesday defence has struggled in front of its own fans when The Blues have come to town, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 4 meetings at Hillsborough Stadium.
Wednesday has lost the last 2 times they've faced Birmingham in the league.
Wednesday manager Danny Röhl has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Dominic Iorfa (Leg), Callum Paterson (Concussion) and Josh Windass (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Tony Mowbray has a number of injury concerns in his Birmingham squad to contend with: Alfie Chang (Knee), Cody Drameh (Toe), George Hall (Hamstring), Marc Roberts (Unknown), John Ruddy (Knock) and Dion Sanderson (Ankle)
Sheffield Wednesday Playing at home | Birmingham City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 48' | Time first goal scored | 40' |
| 42' | Time first goal conceded | 54' |
| 2.7 | Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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