Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Birmingham City 10th with 64 points, Sheffield Wednesday 24th with 0, 64 apart. Birmingham City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.63/1.93 for Sheffield Wednesday and 1.24/1.22 for Birmingham City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Sheffield Wednesday. Sheffield Wednesday had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Birmingham City, 8.
GioScore's database holds 22 meetings between the two: 8 for Sheffield Wednesday, 8 for Birmingham City and 6 drawn, at 2.82 goals per meeting.
Hillsborough Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,835. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City: Marvin Ducksch (83'), Kyogo Furuhashi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sheffield Wednesday 51% · Birmingham City 49% · Total shots: 7-22 · On target: 1-7 · Corners: 3-11