Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sheffield Wednesday & Rochdale face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Sheffield Wednesday nor Rochdale as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Sheffield Wednesday have not come this way in the Carabao Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Sunderland. Sheffield was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Carabao Cup.Only two League One home games for Sheffield Wednesday so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
A strong away win for Sheffield Wednesday against Bolton Wanderers the last match, as Byers and Palmer were on target. Midfield player Byers got a match rating of 7.74 in that game, the max score being 10. Byers scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that, an away loss at Peterborough United in the League One.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield Wednesday, as the League One home game vs Forest Green Rovers is only four days away.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sheffield Wednesday at home in the league. 4 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Rochdale form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Burton Albion in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.No League Two points yet away for Rochdale, from their first 3 matches.
Rochdale are looking to quickly end their 381 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.
Rochdale play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Swindon Town. It is a concern for Rochdale that their keeper O'Donnell made seven saves in the Swindon Town fixture, but still could not prevent a beating.
A 0-1 defeat away at Stevenage before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Crawley Town in just four days.
As for defending, Rochdale rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sheffield Wednesday have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Rochdale.Top Goalscorers
  F. Dele-Bashiru 2 goals |  L. Palmer 1 goals |  J. Windass 1 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
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| Sheffield Wednesday | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 40 | 25 | Scored | S | 10 | 24 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 48% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 4 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.2 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 36% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 48% | ||
| 9.1 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Barrow | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Salford City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Walsall | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Newport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
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