Important duel in the bottom section of the Championship, with both Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United enduring more anxiety than pleasure. This game is a real "six-pointer" with the home team at 24th and the away team in 22nd position.
- Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest scored goals (5) in Championship
- Rotherham United have yet to win a game away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Sheffield Wednesday's struggle is real here at Hillsborough Stadium with only 2 points collected from 6 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-2-4.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 592 minutes without scoring a league goal. Musaba was the last player to find the net.
The supporters are hoping that Sheffield Wednesday will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Plymouth Argyle (placed 18th). Bannan (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.21/10. Bannan hit four key passes and had 52 successful passes (of 59 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Watford.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sheffield Wednesday handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
It should be taken into account that a peek at the 11 most recent league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Sheffield have scored {2 goals} here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic. 8 goals have been conceded.
Rotherham United form and stats
There's been little loot from Rotherham United's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 6 away games in the Championship. Rotherham United only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Rotherham United go into this game after a win, the home game against Coventry City that ended 2-0. Eureka; their first win in the league after six rounds not winning. Rotherham United goalie Johansson was high and low in the Coventry City game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Johansson was the team player of the game with the player rating of 9.04. The agile goalkeeper Johansson topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Southampton that ended 1-1.We have checked recent matches where Rotherham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 0 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Rotherham United's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 6 travels. For Rotherham United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Sheffield wins - draws - Rotherham United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Hugill 3 goals |  H. Odofin 2 goals |  L. Peltier 2 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
Rotherham United missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday | Rotherham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 22 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 85% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 15% | 17% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 7.3 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 20% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 27% | 44% |
| 12.8 | 11.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 16 | 16.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
- All of Rotherham United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rotherham United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rotherham United have scored more than double the goals of Sheffield Wednesday.
- Rotherham United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rotherham United have yet to win a game away.
- Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sheffield Wednesday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Championship
- Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest scored goals (5) in Championship
- Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Championship
- Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Championship
- Sheffield Wednesday have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Championship
- Sheffield Wednesday have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sheffield Wednesday have yet to win a game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 5 | Southampton | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Hull City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Watford | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Millwall | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 9 |
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 8 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -17 | 3 |
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