Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sheffield Wednesday played Blackburn Rovers in Championship (England). The match was played on 29 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Sheffield Wednesday: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Blackburn Rovers: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sheffield Wednesday scores 0.82 and concedes 2.05 goals per match. Blackburn Rovers scores 1.00 and concedes 1.18. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sheffield Wednesday 55%, Blackburn Rovers 50%. Over 2.5: Sheffield Wednesday 64%, Blackburn Rovers 41%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Blackburn Rovers has higher xG: 1.40 vs 1.18. Sheffield Wednesday: 10.4 shots per match, Blackburn Rovers: 12.3.

Match halves

Sheffield Wednesday: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.36. Blackburn Rovers: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

Sheffield Wednesday: 16-30 (5 goals). Blackburn Rovers: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
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5Shots14
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0Shots on target2
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0.52xG1.38
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2Corners7
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26Dangerous attacks48
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12Fouls11
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2Cards3
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
0.82Goals scored / match1
Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
2.05Goals conceded / match1.18
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47%Average possession49%
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3.23Shots on target / match3.59
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.36Shots per match12.32
Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
3.23Shots on target3.59
Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
7.9%Shot conversion8.1%
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47%Possession49%
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1.18xG for1.4
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1.79xG against1.29
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Shooting quality

Sheffield Wednesday: BalancedBlackburn Rovers: Balanced
Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)31%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Blackburn Rovers is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Sheffield Wednesday · 1.2 pts / match - Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield Wednesday
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
5% W32% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-7-14
0.45 pts / match · goal difference -27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-3-9
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
DLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Blackburn Rovers
DDLWD
Season result split
32% W23% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-10
1.18 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-4
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Blackburn Rovers is 22% better for: goals scored per match.

0.82 goals / match - Sheffield Wednesday · 1 goals / match - Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers is 74% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.05 goals / match - Sheffield Wednesday · 1.18 goals / match - Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield Wednesday scoring profile: strong

Sheffield Wednesday scores in 59% of matches (13 of 22 matches), while Blackburn Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 matches).

Blackburn Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Blackburn Rovers scores in 73% of matches (16 of 22 matches), while Sheffield Wednesday keeps a clean sheet in 9% (2 of 22 matches).

18Goals scored (season)22
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45Goals conceded (season)26
Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
2.86Average goals in match2.18
Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
6Goals scored (last 5)5
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12Goals conceded (last 5)4
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How often they score at least...

59%1 goal73%
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23%2 goals23%
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0%3 goals5%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal73%
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68%2 goals36%
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36%3 goals9%
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5%4 goals0%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
Sheffield Wednesday - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 22 matches
50%
Blackburn Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.11 of 22 matches
59%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time9%
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9%BTTS in both halves0%
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14%Scored in both halves14%
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BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
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23%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
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80%BTTS - last 560%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
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41%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
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18%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
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2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
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5%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Blackburn Rovers is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.05 pts / match - Sheffield Wednesday · 1.36 pts / match - Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield Wednesday - half-time state
27% leading23% draw50% trailing
Blackburn Rovers - half-time state
32% leading41% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.05Points per match (1st half)1.36
Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn Rovers
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.45
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1Goals conceded (1st half)0.41
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1.45Average goals (1st half)0.86
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36%Clean sheet before half-time64%
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59%No goal before half-time59%
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After half-time (2nd half)

0.77Points per match (2nd half)1.23
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0.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
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1.05Goals conceded (2nd half)0.77
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1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.32
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32%Clean sheet after half-time50%
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68%No goal after half-time55%
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Sheffield Wednesday - second-half results

18% W23% D59% L
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding19%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 5%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Blackburn Rovers - second-half results

32% W27% D41% L
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sheffield Wednesday - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.20
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.6
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-6
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Blackburn Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sheffield Wednesday
ScoredConceded
4
10
0-15
5
3
16-30
1
9
31-45
3
9
46-60
3
7
61-75
2
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Blackburn Rovers
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
5
6
31-45
4
4
46-60
3
3
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.52
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sheffield Wednesday

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
171%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Blackburn Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Sheffield WednesdayLigaBlackburn Rovers
Average goals in match 2.862.63 2.18
Both teams scored 55%59% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 64%51% 41%
Clean sheets 9%23% 27%
Goal before half-time 86%74% 68%
Goal after half-time 86%78% 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.63
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sheffield WednesdayYellow cardBarry Ryan Bannan
  2. Sheffield WednesdayYellow cardJamal Akua Lowe
  3. Sheffield WednesdaySubstitutionOn: Svante IngelssonOff: Jamal Akua Lowe
  4. Blackburn RoversYellow cardSondre Tronstad
  5. Blackburn RoversSubstitutionOn: Nathan DlaminiOff: Axel Henriksson
  6. Blackburn RoversSubstitutionOn: Taylor Gardner-HickmanOff: Sondre Tronstad
  7. Sheffield WednesdaySubstitutionOn: Rio ShipstonOff: Jarvis Thornton
  8. Blackburn RoversYellow cardTaylor Gardner-Hickman
  9. Blackburn RoversYellow cardTodd Cantwell

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Oliver LangfordMatches officiated: 18
3.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 228%Home wins44%Draws28%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Rovers?

The Championship match finished Sheffield Wednesday 0:0 Blackburn Rovers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Rovers?

Sheffield Wednesday score 0.82 goals per game on average and Blackburn Rovers 1.00. The Championship average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Sheffield Wednesday's matches and 50% of Blackburn Rovers's.

What form are Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Sheffield Wednesday have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Blackburn Rovers 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Rovers?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Rovers: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.