Derby County vs Sheffield Wednesday: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Wed 11.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Pride Park Stadium (33597 seats)

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.

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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.

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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 / 7

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
10 goals
Derby CountyM. Waghorn
M. Waghorn
6 goals
Derby CountyT. Lawrence
T. Lawrence
5 goals

Derby County missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Derby County Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid 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%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • 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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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.