Sheffield Wednesday vs Fleetwood Town in FA Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sat 28.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sheffield Wednesday & Fleetwood Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League One game only four days ago.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round replays.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Hillsborough Stadium as Sheffield Wednesday have scored 31 goals to get 31 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the League One are 9-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Cameron Dawson not having conceded a league goal in 442 minutes.

Sheffield Wednesday's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Fleetwood Town. The home side are looking to build on that result. Iorfa was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.92 out of 10. The defender Iorfa won 6 of 9 duels.

In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus Wycombe Wanderers with a 1-0 scoreline.

The Sheffield Wednesday manager Moore has got the team scoring with 31 from 14 home games in the league. Sheffield have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.

Playing away, Fleetwood Town have won 4 games, drawn 6 and suffered 4 defeats in the League One this season.

Fleetwood Town aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 226 league minutes without a goal. Wiredu was the last player to find the net.

Fleetwood's previous game was their home loss versus Portsmouth (0-2).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sheffield Wednesday's place.

Fleetwood Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 14 games (in the league). 16 goals have been conceded by Fleetwood in these games.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest games involving these teams have all finished as Sheffield Wednesday victories. Will history repeat itself?

Gregory loves to play against Fleetwood Town and have scored 4 goals in these matches.

Top Goalscorers

SheffieldJ. Windass
J. Windass
7 goals
Sheffield WednesdayM. Smith
M. Smith
7 goals
Fleetwood TownC. Gomes
C. Gomes
5 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Fleetwood Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Fleetwood Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   13 25
16 11   Won W   5 8
7 3   Drew D   5 8
2 1   Lost L   3 9
43 32   Scored S   16 31
17 11   Conceded C   12 28
92% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
72% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 76%
40% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 48%
20% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 12%
12% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
48% 47%   BTTS BTTS   62% 64%
52% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 20%
8% 7%   Failed to Score F T   8% 16%
 
5.1 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.5
3.7 3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.2
1.1 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2.1
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
14.4 15.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 10.3
5 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.2
34% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 38%
 
10.5 10.1   Shots against (avg) S A   13.5 11.8
3.4 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 28 18 7 3 51 29 14 13 0 1 29 11 14 5 7 2 22 18 22 61
2 Sheffield Wednesday 27 17 7 3 47 18 14 9 4 1 31 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 29 58
3 Ipswich Town 28 15 9 4 53 28 14 8 5 1 27 10 14 7 4 3 26 18 25 54
4 Derby County 27 14 8 5 40 21 13 9 2 2 25 11 14 5 6 3 15 10 19 50
5 Bolton Wanderers 28 13 8 7 35 22 15 9 4 2 20 8 13 4 4 5 15 14 13 47
6 Barnsley 25 13 4 8 33 24 13 8 1 4 20 14 12 5 3 4 13 10 9 43
7 Wycombe Wanderers 27 12 5 10 35 27 14 7 3 4 21 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 8 41
8 Peterborough United 25 12 2 11 41 31 12 8 1 3 24 9 13 4 1 8 17 22 10 38
9 Shrewsbury Town 27 11 5 11 33 30 14 6 2 6 18 18 13 5 3 5 15 12 3 38
10 Portsmouth 25 9 10 6 33 30 13 4 7 2 19 15 12 5 3 4 14 15 3 37
11 Bristol Rovers 27 10 7 10 42 45 13 5 4 4 21 22 14 5 3 6 21 23 -3 37
12 Oxford United 27 9 8 10 33 31 13 5 3 5 18 14 14 4 5 5 15 17 2 35
13 Exeter City 27 9 8 10 39 39 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 4 4 6 20 22 0 35
14 Port Vale 26 10 5 11 28 36 13 5 3 5 14 15 13 5 2 6 14 21 -8 35
15 Charlton Athletic 26 8 10 8 40 36 14 6 5 3 26 17 12 2 5 5 14 19 4 34
16 Lincoln City 25 6 12 7 24 30 12 2 10 0 13 10 13 4 2 7 11 20 -6 30
17 Fleetwood Town 27 6 11 10 29 30 13 2 5 6 11 14 14 4 6 4 18 16 -1 29
18 Cheltenham Town 26 8 4 14 23 34 12 5 1 6 13 16 14 3 3 8 10 18 -11 28
19 Milton Keynes Dons 27 7 4 16 25 38 14 2 3 9 10 21 13 5 1 7 15 17 -13 25
20 Accrington Stanley 25 6 7 12 24 41 12 3 5 4 16 18 13 3 2 8 8 23 -17 25
21 Morecambe 26 5 9 12 26 39 13 4 5 4 16 16 13 1 4 8 10 23 -13 24
22 Cambridge United 26 7 3 16 23 46 13 5 2 6 12 16 13 2 1 10 11 30 -23 24
23 Burton Albion 26 5 7 14 32 54 13 3 4 6 14 23 13 2 3 8 18 31 -22 22
24 Forest Green Rovers 28 5 6 17 23 53 14 4 0 10 11 25 14 1 6 7 12 28 -30 21

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 28 18 7 3 51 29 14 13 0 1 29 11 14 5 7 2 22 18 22 61
2 Sheffield Wednesday 27 17 7 3 47 18 14 9 4 1 31 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 29 58
3 Ipswich Town 28 15 9 4 53 28 14 8 5 1 27 10 14 7 4 3 26 18 25 54
4 Derby County 27 14 8 5 40 21 13 9 2 2 25 11 14 5 6 3 15 10 19 50
5 Bolton Wanderers 28 13 8 7 35 22 15 9 4 2 20 8 13 4 4 5 15 14 13 47
6 Barnsley 25 13 4 8 33 24 13 8 1 4 20 14 12 5 3 4 13 10 9 43
7 Wycombe Wanderers 27 12 5 10 35 27 14 7 3 4 21 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 8 41
8 Peterborough United 25 12 2 11 41 31 12 8 1 3 24 9 13 4 1 8 17 22 10 38
9 Shrewsbury Town 27 11 5 11 33 30 14 6 2 6 18 18 13 5 3 5 15 12 3 38
10 Portsmouth 25 9 10 6 33 30 13 4 7 2 19 15 12 5 3 4 14 15 3 37
11 Bristol Rovers 27 10 7 10 42 45 13 5 4 4 21 22 14 5 3 6 21 23 -3 37
12 Oxford United 27 9 8 10 33 31 13 5 3 5 18 14 14 4 5 5 15 17 2 35
13 Exeter City 27 9 8 10 39 39 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 4 4 6 20 22 0 35
14 Port Vale 26 10 5 11 28 36 13 5 3 5 14 15 13 5 2 6 14 21 -8 35
15 Charlton Athletic 26 8 10 8 40 36 14 6 5 3 26 17 12 2 5 5 14 19 4 34
16 Lincoln City 25 6 12 7 24 30 12 2 10 0 13 10 13 4 2 7 11 20 -6 30
17 Fleetwood Town 27 6 11 10 29 30 13 2 5 6 11 14 14 4 6 4 18 16 -1 29
18 Cheltenham Town 26 8 4 14 23 34 12 5 1 6 13 16 14 3 3 8 10 18 -11 28
19 Milton Keynes Dons 27 7 4 16 25 38 14 2 3 9 10 21 13 5 1 7 15 17 -13 25
20 Accrington Stanley 25 6 7 12 24 41 12 3 5 4 16 18 13 3 2 8 8 23 -17 25
21 Morecambe 26 5 9 12 26 39 13 4 5 4 16 16 13 1 4 8 10 23 -13 24
22 Cambridge United 26 7 3 16 23 46 13 5 2 6 12 16 13 2 1 10 11 30 -23 24
23 Burton Albion 26 5 7 14 32 54 13 3 4 6 14 23 13 2 3 8 18 31 -22 22
24 Forest Green Rovers 28 5 6 17 23 53 14 4 0 10 11 25 14 1 6 7 12 28 -30 21

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