Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
English League Championship
Date: Saturday, 3rd February 2018
Kick-off at 15:00 UK/ 16:00 CET
Venue: Hillsborough (Sheffield).
Matias' latest injury, a thigh problem, kept him out of the goalless midweek draw at Middlesbrough, but he returned to full training this week and should be in contention. Midfielder Barry Bannan (hip) and goalkeeper Keiren Westwood have both had setbacks in their respective bids to return from injury and have been ruled out.
Defenders Tom Lees (groin) and Joost van Aken (hamstring) hope to be back in full training next week, but Gary Hooper, Sam Hutchinson, Steven Fletcher and Fernando Forestieri are still out.
Birmingham will check on midfield duo Jacques Maghoma and David Davis. Both players were forced off during the midweek win over Sunderland, Maghoma with a groin problem and Davis a thigh injury.
Jota and Craig Gardner are options should Blues boss Steve Cotterill be forced into changing a winning side. Forward Isaac Vassell (knee) is a long-term absentee.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham: Head-to-head
Sheffield are unbeaten in 6 games in all competitions
Sheffield’s last 3 league games finished 0-0
Birmingham have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 9 away games
Sheffield are unbeaten in 6 games at home against Birmingham
Birmingham won their last game against Sheffield 1-0
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham: Predictions
Sheffield will want to continue their improvement. They looks table at the back but have to start finding the net. Birmingham are one of the worst visitors in the league and The Owls may have a chance to finally find the net and get all the points.
Both teams are having a lot of low scoring games struggling to find the net. We can be fairly confident that they will continue this tendency on Saturday.
