Soccer match preview: Sheffield Wednesday confident before travelling to Burton Albion

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

The campaign has been difficult for Burton Albion so far, while Sheffield Wednesday have done well. Will the guests claim victory again at Pirelli Stadium?

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (44) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (22) in League One

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Burton Albion form and stats

7-5-7 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Burton Albion so far this season.

Burton are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Charlton Athletic. The first loss after collecting points in three league matches. Hughes was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.34 out of 10. The defender Hughes scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 12 of 19 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Barnsley in a game that was won 2-1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Bolton Wanderers in only three days. This game is also played here at Pirelli Stadium.

Burton Albion has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Burton Albion defense is not exactly impregnable. 30 goals conceded from 19 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Burton hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Morecambe, Cambridge United, Oxford United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Port Vale), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (22) in League One, on their League One travels is 10 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. Visiting Sheffield Wednesday has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Sheffield Wednesday go into this game after a win, the home game against Accrington Stanley that ended 3-0. Eureka; their first three points in the league after six rounds not winning. Midfield player Adeniran was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.32/10. Adeniran scored two goals and hit one key pass.

A 1-1 draw at Oxford United's stadium before that.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sheffield Wednesday manager Moore as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Bristol Rovers.

Sheffield are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 25 away goals from 20 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Sheffield Wednesday as they have only conceded 17 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield Wednesday - Burton Albion 4-2 was the outcome when this pair of teams formerly did battle, also in this season. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding eight meetings): Burton won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Sheffield Wednesday managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / three.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayJ. Windass
J. Windass
11 goals
Sheffield WednesdayM. Smith
M. Smith
11 goals
Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
9 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 7 20 41
12 7 2 Won W 5 10 24
9 5 2 Drew D 1 6 12
18 7 2 Lost L 1 4 5
51 23 9 Scored S 9 25 71
74 30 11 Conceded C 2 17 32
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
82% 74% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 43% 60% 66%
59% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 30% 39%
36% 32% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 24%
26% 16% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 15%
54% 42% 83% BTTS BTTS 14% 40% 39%
18% 26% 0% Clean Sheets C S 71% 50% 54%
33% 37% 17% Failed to Score F T 14% 15% 12%
 
5.5 6.3 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.1 5.6 5.8
5.4 5.5 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 4.5 3.2
1.5 1.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 1.9 1.6
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.5 12 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 15 13.5 14.5
3.8 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.3 4.8
35% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 29% 36%
 
13.8 12.4 15.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 10.8 9.5
4.4 3.8 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.9 4 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (44) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (17) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (10) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (22) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 41 24 12 5 71 32 21 14 6 1 46 15 20 10 6 4 25 17 39 84
2 Plymouth Argyle 40 25 8 7 70 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 20 8 7 5 32 29 26 83
3 Ipswich Town 40 23 13 4 79 32 20 13 6 1 46 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 47 82
4 Barnsley 40 24 6 10 69 37 20 15 1 4 43 19 20 9 5 6 26 18 32 78
5 Peterborough United 41 22 4 15 71 48 21 13 3 5 38 22 20 9 1 10 33 26 23 70
6 Bolton Wanderers 40 19 11 10 54 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 20 7 6 7 25 20 22 68
7 Derby County 41 19 11 11 62 42 21 12 5 4 38 19 20 7 6 7 24 23 20 68
8 Wycombe Wanderers 41 19 8 14 55 42 21 11 5 5 32 19 20 8 3 9 23 23 13 65
9 Portsmouth 41 16 15 10 55 45 21 8 10 3 31 20 20 8 5 7 24 25 10 63
10 Charlton Athletic 41 14 13 14 62 53 21 8 7 6 39 26 20 6 6 8 23 27 9 55
11 Shrewsbury Town 40 16 7 17 48 52 19 10 2 7 28 25 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 55
12 Exeter City 41 14 11 16 59 55 20 9 5 6 32 22 21 5 6 10 27 33 4 53
13 Lincoln City 40 11 19 10 39 41 19 5 13 1 18 14 21 6 6 9 21 27 -2 52
14 Bristol Rovers 39 14 9 16 53 61 20 6 6 8 23 30 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 51
15 Fleetwood Town 41 12 14 15 45 45 21 6 7 8 22 23 20 6 7 7 23 22 0 50
16 Cheltenham Town 41 12 10 19 35 52 21 7 7 7 20 24 20 5 3 12 15 28 -17 46
17 Port Vale 41 12 10 19 40 60 21 7 5 9 20 27 20 5 5 10 20 33 -20 46
18 Burton Albion 39 12 9 18 51 74 19 7 5 7 23 30 20 5 4 11 28 44 -23 45
19 Milton Keynes Dons 41 11 9 21 38 58 20 4 5 11 14 26 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 42
20 Oxford United 40 9 13 18 40 50 19 5 4 10 23 27 21 4 9 8 17 23 -10 40
21 Accrington Stanley 40 9 11 20 33 66 20 6 5 9 23 30 20 3 6 11 10 36 -33 38
22 Cambridge United 40 10 7 23 33 61 20 7 4 9 19 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -28 37
23 Morecambe 42 7 14 21 38 71 21 6 8 7 26 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -33 35
24 Forest Green Rovers 41 6 8 27 29 76 20 5 1 14 14 34 21 1 7 13 15 42 -47 26

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 41 24 12 5 71 32 21 14 6 1 46 15 20 10 6 4 25 17 39 84
2 Plymouth Argyle 40 25 8 7 70 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 20 8 7 5 32 29 26 83
3 Ipswich Town 40 23 13 4 79 32 20 13 6 1 46 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 47 82
4 Barnsley 40 24 6 10 69 37 20 15 1 4 43 19 20 9 5 6 26 18 32 78
5 Peterborough United 41 22 4 15 71 48 21 13 3 5 38 22 20 9 1 10 33 26 23 70
6 Bolton Wanderers 40 19 11 10 54 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 20 7 6 7 25 20 22 68
7 Derby County 41 19 11 11 62 42 21 12 5 4 38 19 20 7 6 7 24 23 20 68
8 Wycombe Wanderers 41 19 8 14 55 42 21 11 5 5 32 19 20 8 3 9 23 23 13 65
9 Portsmouth 41 16 15 10 55 45 21 8 10 3 31 20 20 8 5 7 24 25 10 63
10 Charlton Athletic 41 14 13 14 62 53 21 8 7 6 39 26 20 6 6 8 23 27 9 55
11 Shrewsbury Town 40 16 7 17 48 52 19 10 2 7 28 25 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 55
12 Exeter City 41 14 11 16 59 55 20 9 5 6 32 22 21 5 6 10 27 33 4 53
13 Lincoln City 40 11 19 10 39 41 19 5 13 1 18 14 21 6 6 9 21 27 -2 52
14 Bristol Rovers 39 14 9 16 53 61 20 6 6 8 23 30 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 51
15 Fleetwood Town 41 12 14 15 45 45 21 6 7 8 22 23 20 6 7 7 23 22 0 50
16 Cheltenham Town 41 12 10 19 35 52 21 7 7 7 20 24 20 5 3 12 15 28 -17 46
17 Port Vale 41 12 10 19 40 60 21 7 5 9 20 27 20 5 5 10 20 33 -20 46
18 Burton Albion 39 12 9 18 51 74 19 7 5 7 23 30 20 5 4 11 28 44 -23 45
19 Milton Keynes Dons 41 11 9 21 38 58 20 4 5 11 14 26 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 42
20 Oxford United 40 9 13 18 40 50 19 5 4 10 23 27 21 4 9 8 17 23 -10 40
21 Accrington Stanley 40 9 11 20 33 66 20 6 5 9 23 30 20 3 6 11 10 36 -33 38
22 Cambridge United 40 10 7 23 33 61 20 7 4 9 19 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -28 37
23 Morecambe 42 7 14 21 38 71 21 6 8 7 26 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -33 35
24 Forest Green Rovers 41 6 8 27 29 76 20 5 1 14 14 34 21 1 7 13 15 42 -47 26

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.