Pick of the stats: Birmingham City v Sheffield Wednesday
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Birmingham will seek to get back on track when they welcome Sheffield Wednesday to St Andrew's on Tuesday night (19:45 BST).
Blues went down 3-0 at Coventry on Saturday to fall to 11th in the Championship, though remain within striking distance of the play-offs.
They are seeking to extend the longest unbeaten home record in the top four tiers of English football as the second-bottom Owls come to town.
Chris Davies' men will need to be wary, however, Wednesday have picked up five points from their past four league fixtures, with four of those coming in their two most recent away games.
Birmingham City have lost just one of their past six home league games against Sheffield Wednesday (W4 D1), a 0-1 reverse in October 2020.
After their 2-0 win in February 2024, Sheffield Wednesday could win back-to-back league meetings with Birmingham City for the first time since February 2016.
Birmingham are unbeaten in their past 28 home league games (W23 D5), their second-longest ever such run, after a spell of 36 games from October 1970 to April 1972.
Sheffield Wednesday have won just one of their past seven away league games (D4 L2), though that was their last at Portsmouth (2-0).
Sheffield Wednesday have only lost one of their past 13 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (W6 D6), a 0-1 defeat to Blackburn in December 2024.