Can Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackburn Rovers in Hillsborough Stadium clash?

Competition: England Championship
Date: lø 16.mars
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Sheffield Wednesday in 11th and Blackburn Rovers in 16th place.

It's no vacation for neither Sheffield Wednesday nor Blackburn Rovers 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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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

A good away victory last time out for Sheffield Wednesday, who won 2-0 against Bolton Wanderers. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Derby County the opponent.

The Sheffield Wednesday fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 23 in 37 matches. On the other hand, Sheffield Wednesday have conceded 20 goals.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Blackburn Rovers so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 4-5-9 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Blackburn Rovers's previous game versus Wigan Athletic, a Championship 3-0 win played at home. A loss against Preston North End was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Blackburn Rovers have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, 37 away games. Blackburn Rovers have conceded 38 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 3 - 2 (Sheffield Wednesday wins - draws - Blackburn Rovers wins).

Top Goalscorers

D. Graham
13 goals / 3 assists
B. Dack
12 goals / 5 assists
C. Mulgrew
10 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Over Sheffield Wednesday (37 played) Blackburn Rovers (37 played)
Over 0.5 89% 95%
Over 1.5 76% 73%
Over 2.5 54% 54%
Over 3.5 24% 38%
Over 4.5 5% 19%
Stat Sheffield Wednesday (37 played) Blackburn Rovers (37 played)
BTTS 59% 57%
CS 30% 27%
FTS 22% 22%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 37 22 9 6 75 47 19 13 2 4 41 29 18 9 7 2 34 18 28 75
2 Leeds United 37 22 7 8 63 38 18 12 3 3 32 15 19 10 4 5 31 23 25 73
3 Sheffield United 37 21 8 8 63 34 19 13 3 3 35 13 18 8 5 5 28 21 29 71
4 West Bromwich Albion 37 18 10 9 71 48 19 8 7 4 41 25 18 10 3 5 30 23 23 64
5 Middlesbrough 36 15 13 8 40 28 18 7 6 5 19 14 18 8 7 3 21 14 12 58
6 Derby County 37 15 11 11 46 44 19 9 7 3 25 18 18 6 4 8 21 26 2 56
7 Bristol City 36 15 10 11 45 38 19 7 6 6 22 19 17 8 4 5 23 19 7 55
8 Aston Villa 37 13 15 9 65 54 18 7 8 3 41 32 19 6 7 6 24 22 11 54
9 Preston North End 37 14 12 11 57 50 18 6 9 3 33 24 19 8 3 8 24 26 7 54
10 Nottingham Forest 37 13 14 10 51 43 19 10 4 5 27 18 18 3 10 5 24 25 8 53
11 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 13 11 44 49 18 7 8 3 23 20 19 6 5 8 21 29 -5 52
12 Birmingham City 37 12 14 11 53 48 19 6 8 5 26 20 18 6 6 6 27 28 5 50
13 Hull City 37 14 8 15 52 54 18 9 4 5 29 16 19 5 4 10 23 38 -2 50
14 Brentford 36 13 10 13 60 49 18 11 3 4 40 19 18 2 7 9 20 30 11 49
15 Swansea City 36 13 8 15 45 46 17 8 4 5 26 20 19 5 4 10 19 26 -1 47
16 Blackburn Rovers 37 12 11 14 50 56 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 4 5 9 24 38 -6 47
17 Stoke City 37 10 16 11 37 42 18 8 4 6 20 18 19 2 12 5 17 24 -5 46
18 Queens Park Rangers 37 12 7 18 43 57 19 8 3 8 27 26 18 4 4 10 16 31 -14 43
19 Millwall 37 9 10 18 41 55 18 6 6 6 22 24 19 3 4 12 19 31 -14 37
20 Reading 37 8 12 17 40 56 19 6 4 9 25 29 18 2 8 8 15 27 -16 36
21 Wigan Athletic 37 9 9 19 36 55 18 8 6 4 20 17 19 1 3 15 16 38 -19 36
22 Rotherham United 37 7 15 15 39 59 18 6 8 4 26 28 19 1 7 11 13 31 -20 36
23 Bolton Wanderers 37 7 8 22 24 58 19 4 4 11 12 28 18 3 4 11 12 30 -34 29
24 Ipswich Town 37 3 14 20 29 61 18 2 9 7 17 24 19 1 5 13 12 37 -32 23

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