Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham Prediction: Birmingham are more likely to bounce back

Sheffield Wednesday continues to fight for a chance to survive the relegation battle, but at the moment, they find themselves 5-points behind QPR in 22nd spot. With no wins in their last 4 championship matches and a disastrous defeat against Coventry City in the FA Cup, Sheffield Wednesday are heading for a sad ending. Their next game is against Birmingham, who are 4 places above them on the table.

Birmingham will proceed into this game with caution and hope they snatch away all 3 points as the battle at the bottom end of the table looks tighter than ever. After back-to-back losses in the FA Cup and Championship, Birmingham need a breather and playing against Sheffield Wednesday might be the best place for them to bounce back.

Sheffield Wednesday were hoping to end a 5-match winless run in all competitions, but they lost once again in their last match, in the FA Cup against Coventry City. Prior to the defeat, they had lost 4-0 to Huddersfield away from home. Matthew Pearson, Josh Koroma and Sorba Thomas were all on target for Huddersfield in that game. Sheffield Wednesday ended with more possession (64%), while also registering 3 shots on target and 8 corner kicks. 

Sheffield Wednesday are back playing on home turf after back-to-back draws in their last 2 home games against Watford and Coventry City. They face Birmingham City in this game. They lost their last 2 meetings against Birmingham City in a row and they are looking desperate for a way out of their poor form at the moment. 

According to the Championship table, Sheffield Wednesday remain in 23rd with 23 points from 30 games.

Birmingham head into this tie after back-to-back defeats against Leicester in the FA Cup and West Brom in the championship. 

They were handed a defeat at the Hawthorns in their last game after conceding a late goal from Andreas Weimann, as he handed West Brom a crucial winning goal. Birmingham did not play so badly according to the game statistics. 50% possession, 2 shots on target and 8 corner kicks, but they failed to score a goal in regular time.

At the moment, Birmingham remain 19th with 32 points from 29 championship matches. 

Birmingham hope to continue their dominance against Sheffield Wednesday after defeating them already this year and twice in their last 2 games.

Last 20 meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham ended in 8 wins for Birmingham and 7 wins for Sheffield Wednesday, while 5 matches ended in a draw.

By analysis, Sheffield Wednesday have no wins in their last 6 matches and Birmingham are without a clean sheet in their last 7 matches. There's been more than 2.5 goals scored in 6 out of 8 matches for Sheffield Wednesday and more than 2.5 goals in 4 out of 5 of Birmingham’s games.

Sheffield conceded first in 5 of their last 6 matches and Birmingham in 4 of their last 5.

And in the head-to-head, both teams scored in 6 of their last 8 meetings and there were less than 4.5 cards in 5 of their last 7 meetings.

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