This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday holding 22nd place and Derby County lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Sheffield Wednesday are 3-5-3 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sheffield Wednesday after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Sheffield's last game was hosting Middlesbrough (placed 9th) and winning 2-1. Before that, Sheffield played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Blackburn Rovers.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sheffield Wednesday here at Hillsborough Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Sheffield Wednesday have conceded only 8 goals.
Derby County form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Derby County playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Two travels in a row for Derby County, whose manager L. Rosenior could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Birmingham City. A 0-1 loss hosting Preston North End before that.
As mentioned above, Derby County was the only team on the pitch versus Birmingham City in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Derby County as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sheffield won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Derby County has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  J. Windass 3 goals |  C. Paterson 3 goals |   C. Kazim-Richards 3 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
Derby County missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 23 |
| 86% | 73% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 59% | 45% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 10% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 29% |
| 32% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 8.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 11.7 | 10.8 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 25% | 24% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 29% | 22% |
- Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Norwich City | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 38 |
| 4 | Brentford | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Watford | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Reading | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -10 | 23 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Derby County | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 15 |
- Sheffield Wednesday
- The Star - (local newspaper)
- Sheffield Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- Derby County FC
- Derby Telegraph - (local newspaper)