League One preview with statistics: Forest Green Rovers welcomes Sheffield Wednesday to The New Lawn

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 26.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

Pre-match info: 55 points separate the sides ahead of this match, Sheffield Wednesday on top. Will Forest Green Rovers strike back?

Insights:
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (71) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League One

Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous match. Let's agree to expect an animated game!

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Forest Green Rovers have only managed 4 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses from their games here at The New Lawn. With seven home League One games in a row without a win, the Rovers fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

In their previous game, the manager Ferguson led his Forest Green Rovers to a defeat away at Plymouth Argyle. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The New Lawn.

Ahead of that match, Rovers lost 1-3 at home to Bristol Rovers.

Forest Green Rovers have scored {13 league goals} here from 18 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 32 goals have been conceded.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 4 draws and only 3 losses in the League One.

Sheffield are travelling again after losing away to Barnsley in their previous match (2-4). That defeat stopped this club's string of league fixtures in a row without losing; 23 games in total! As you can tell from the result, the match against Barnsley was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Midfield player Bannan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.62/10. Bannan hit six key passes.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Bolton Wanderers.

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 Cheltenham Town.

Sheffield Wednesday have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 22 goals have been scored. Sheffield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H game ended Sheffield Wednesday - Forest Green Rovers 5-0, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

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

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 4 17 36
5 4 1 Won W 4 10 23
8 1 0 Drew D 0 4 9
24 13 4 Lost L 0 3 4
28 13 2 Scored S 7 22 64
71 32 9 Conceded C 0 13 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
84% 78% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 59% 64%
51% 56% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 39%
24% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 25%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 17%
57% 50% 20% BTTS BTTS 0% 35% 36%
5% 11% 20% Clean Sheets C S 100% 59% 58%
38% 39% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 11%
 
4.4 4.7 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.2 5.6
6.2 6.1 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.7 3.3
2.3 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.1 9.6 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 19 13.5 14.4
3 3.2 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.8 4.1 4.7
25% 23% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 31% 38%
 
12.9 11.1 13.6 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 10.7 9.4
4.2 3.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.7 3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (32) at home in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (71) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most dropped points from leading position (29) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-19) at home in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-43) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored more than double the goals of Forest Green Rovers.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (10) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (21) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most points (34) away 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 Plymouth Argyle 38 24 8 6 67 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 19 7 7 5 29 28 26 80
2 Sheffield Wednesday 36 23 9 4 64 27 19 13 5 1 42 14 17 10 4 3 22 13 37 78
3 Ipswich Town 37 21 12 4 72 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 41 75
4 Barnsley 36 22 6 8 60 31 18 13 1 4 36 18 18 9 5 4 24 13 29 72
5 Derby County 37 18 10 9 59 37 19 12 4 3 37 16 18 6 6 6 22 21 22 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
7 Peterborough United 37 19 3 15 63 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 16 60
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 18 6 13 50 35 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 8 2 8 22 18 15 60
9 Portsmouth 37 15 12 10 51 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 19 8 4 7 23 24 9 57
10 Shrewsbury Town 37 16 7 14 47 41 18 10 2 6 28 22 19 6 5 8 19 19 6 55
11 Charlton Athletic 37 12 12 13 52 49 18 6 6 6 29 23 19 6 6 7 23 26 3 48
12 Fleetwood Town 37 11 13 13 39 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 19 6 7 6 22 20 1 46
13 Exeter City 36 12 10 14 48 48 17 7 5 5 24 20 19 5 5 9 24 28 0 46
14 Lincoln City 36 9 18 9 33 38 18 4 13 1 16 14 18 5 5 8 17 24 -5 45
15 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
16 Port Vale 37 12 8 17 38 53 19 7 4 8 20 25 18 5 4 9 18 28 -15 44
17 Cheltenham Town 37 12 7 18 32 47 18 7 4 7 17 21 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 43
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 18 5 3 10 26 41 -23 41
19 Oxford United 37 9 10 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 19 4 7 8 17 23 -10 37
20 Milton Keynes Dons 37 10 6 21 33 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 19 7 2 10 21 29 -21 36
21 Accrington Stanley 37 8 11 18 30 58 19 5 5 9 20 30 18 3 6 9 10 28 -28 35
22 Morecambe 38 7 13 18 37 62 20 6 8 6 25 26 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 34
23 Cambridge United 37 8 6 23 28 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 18 2 2 14 11 36 -31 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 37 5 8 24 28 71 18 4 1 13 13 32 19 1 7 11 15 39 -43 23

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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 Plymouth Argyle 38 24 8 6 67 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 19 7 7 5 29 28 26 80
2 Sheffield Wednesday 36 23 9 4 64 27 19 13 5 1 42 14 17 10 4 3 22 13 37 78
3 Ipswich Town 37 21 12 4 72 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 41 75
4 Barnsley 36 22 6 8 60 31 18 13 1 4 36 18 18 9 5 4 24 13 29 72
5 Derby County 37 18 10 9 59 37 19 12 4 3 37 16 18 6 6 6 22 21 22 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
7 Peterborough United 37 19 3 15 63 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 16 60
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 18 6 13 50 35 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 8 2 8 22 18 15 60
9 Portsmouth 37 15 12 10 51 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 19 8 4 7 23 24 9 57
10 Shrewsbury Town 37 16 7 14 47 41 18 10 2 6 28 22 19 6 5 8 19 19 6 55
11 Charlton Athletic 37 12 12 13 52 49 18 6 6 6 29 23 19 6 6 7 23 26 3 48
12 Fleetwood Town 37 11 13 13 39 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 19 6 7 6 22 20 1 46
13 Exeter City 36 12 10 14 48 48 17 7 5 5 24 20 19 5 5 9 24 28 0 46
14 Lincoln City 36 9 18 9 33 38 18 4 13 1 16 14 18 5 5 8 17 24 -5 45
15 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
16 Port Vale 37 12 8 17 38 53 19 7 4 8 20 25 18 5 4 9 18 28 -15 44
17 Cheltenham Town 37 12 7 18 32 47 18 7 4 7 17 21 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 43
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 18 5 3 10 26 41 -23 41
19 Oxford United 37 9 10 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 19 4 7 8 17 23 -10 37
20 Milton Keynes Dons 37 10 6 21 33 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 19 7 2 10 21 29 -21 36
21 Accrington Stanley 37 8 11 18 30 58 19 5 5 9 20 30 18 3 6 9 10 28 -28 35
22 Morecambe 38 7 13 18 37 62 20 6 8 6 25 26 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 34
23 Cambridge United 37 8 6 23 28 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 18 2 2 14 11 36 -31 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 37 5 8 24 28 71 18 4 1 13 13 32 19 1 7 11 15 39 -43 23

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