Derby County will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Sheffield Wednesday.
It's no vacation for neither Derby County nor Sheffield Wednesday 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.
Derby County form and stats
Derby County have collected 19 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-4-1.
The Derby County crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Sheffield Wednesday here at Pride Park Stadium in a Championship match. Heartbreak before that as Derby County lost 0-1 at Blackburn Rovers's place.
Derby County are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Derby County have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Playing away, Sheffield Wednesday have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the Championship this season. Sheffield Wednesday love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
It's the second away game in a row for Sheffield Wednesday, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Derby County (placed 16th) in the Championship last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Brentford.
The travelling fans enjoy Sheffield Wednesday's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sheffield Wednesday have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Derby County won 4 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Sheffield Wednesday has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 7Top Goalscorers
 
S. Fletcher
10 goals
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M. Waghorn
6 goals
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T. Lawrence
5 goals
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Derby County missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Derby County | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 27 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 71% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 73% | 67% |
| 38% | 18% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 43% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 19% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 43% | 45% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 57% |
| 24% | 45% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 33% |
| 38% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 18% | 14% |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| 6.4 | 5.5 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 209 | 131 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 144 | 273 |
| 70 | 44 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 49 | 94 |
| 29% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 35% | 31% |
- Derby County have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 45 |
| 3 | Fulham | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Brentford | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Hull City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | Derby County | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 25 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Reading | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 16 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
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