Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County club members look forward to League One bout at Hillsborough Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Tempo is likely at Hillsborough Stadium when Sheffield Wednesday meet Derby County in what promises to be a first-class game. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

Derby County are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's look for an animated fixture!

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday are steadily winning League One games and points here at Hillsborough Stadium. 15 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 22 games. In general it's been a long time since Sheffield tasted defeat here at Hillsborough Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games in the league.

A strong away win for Sheffield Wednesday against Shrewsbury Town the last match, as Smith were on target. What a game it was for Smith when beating Shrewsbury Town, applying the finishing touch to three goals! The talented striker Smith outdid all the other players in that game and got a match rating of 10.0 out of 10. Smith scored three goals, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Exeter City.

Goals are flowing in this team's league games, with 5 in a row seeing three goals or more (over 2.5).

Goals decide football matches and Sheffield Wednesday are scoring many of them at home; 48 on target from 22 league matches. Sheffield have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Derby County form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Derby County have produced an overall stat of 8-7-7 so far.

Derby County's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Portsmouth that finished 1-1. The draw against Portsmouth came from a losing position. The Derby County manager Warne brought on Collins as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. McGoldrick, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.81. McGoldrick hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Burton Albion.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Derby County playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 1 County win, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

A tale of few goals? 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

Derby County find the net regularly in their away games. 27 goals from 22 away fixtures in the league. Derby County have conceded 25 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County have duelled previously this season: Derby County - Sheffield 0-0. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Sheffield Wednesday won three, Derby County were winners in three and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Derby CountyD. McGoldrick
D. McGoldrick
22 goals
Sheffield WednesdayM. Smith
M. Smith
15 goals
Sheffield WednesdayJ. Windass
J. Windass
11 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Derby County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Derby County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 6 Played P 6 22 45
27 15 2 Won W 0 8 21
12 6 3 Drew D 2 7 13
6 1 1 Lost L 4 7 11
80 48 8 Scored S 2 27 67
37 16 8 Conceded C 9 25 45
96% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 87%
69% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 76%
44% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 41% 44%
24% 32% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 23% 24%
16% 23% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 18% 16%
42% 41% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 49%
51% 55% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 32% 38%
11% 9% 17% Failed to Score F T 67% 36% 27%
 
5.7 5.9 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 6.1 6
3.3 2 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.3 4.6
1.6 1.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
14.6 15.6 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 12.7 14.1
4.7 5.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.7 5
38% 42% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 26% 30%
 
9.4 8.1 8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 10.5 9.2
3.2 2.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  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 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
13 Shrewsbury Town 44 16 8 20 50 59 22 10 3 9 30 31 22 6 5 11 20 28 -9 56
14 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
15 Bristol Rovers 44 14 11 19 55 68 22 6 7 9 25 33 22 8 4 10 30 35 -13 53
16 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 44 14 10 20 56 79 21 8 6 7 27 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -23 52
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 44 12 7 25 39 67 22 8 4 10 22 26 22 4 3 15 17 41 -28 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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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 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
13 Shrewsbury Town 44 16 8 20 50 59 22 10 3 9 30 31 22 6 5 11 20 28 -9 56
14 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
15 Bristol Rovers 44 14 11 19 55 68 22 6 7 9 25 33 22 8 4 10 30 35 -13 53
16 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 44 14 10 20 56 79 21 8 6 7 27 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -23 52
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 44 12 7 25 39 67 22 8 4 10 22 26 22 4 3 15 17 41 -28 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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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.