Sheffield Wednesday fights Swansea City in Championship battle

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

The visiting Swansea City side should be favourites in this visit to Sheffield Wednesday, as the away team holds a 37 point advantage from their 40 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday have played 19 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-6-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Sheffield Wednesday are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Queens Park Rangers. Before that, Sheffield had a home game versus Cardiff City which ended with a victory 5-0.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Sheffield Wednesday as they have a new game in only four days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Bristol City are visiting.

Sheffield has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. Sheffield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Hillsborough Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 19 matches.

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Swansea City form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Swansea City have produced an overall stat of 10-4-6 so far.

Swansea play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Millwall (placed 9th). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Preston North End.

A quick return to home after this game, as Swansea are hosting Wycombe Wanderers in the Championship only four days away.

Swansea have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 20 league away games 25 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (19 so far).

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Swansea City - Sheffield 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sheffield Wednesday won one game, five matches ended with a draw and Swansea City has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Swansea City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 19 7 Played P 7 20 40
11 7 2 Won W 2 10 21
8 6 2 Drew D 2 4 9
21 6 3 Lost L 3 6 10
34 20 10 Scored S 8 25 48
52 14 7 Conceded C 10 19 31
92% 84% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
65% 53% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 75% 68%
38% 32% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 30% 28%
10% 5% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 10% 8%
10% 5% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 5% 2%
40% 42% 57% BTTS BTTS 57% 40% 38%
28% 47% 43% Clean Sheets C S 14% 40% 48%
40% 26% 14% Failed to Score F T 29% 20% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.4 1.5
7 4 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.2 9.7 8.1 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 9.6 10.2
2.8 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.9 3.2 3.2
31% 30% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Championship
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swansea City 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 Norwich City 41 27 9 5 65 28 20 13 6 1 34 10 21 14 3 4 31 18 37 90
2 Watford 41 24 10 7 59 27 21 17 2 2 41 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 32 82
3 Brentford 40 20 13 7 71 40 19 10 7 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 73
4 Swansea City 40 21 9 10 48 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 20 10 4 6 25 19 17 72
5 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
6 AFC Bournemouth 40 19 11 10 64 39 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 6 8 5 24 18 25 68
7 Reading 41 19 9 13 56 45 20 12 1 7 32 22 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 66
8 Cardiff City 41 16 11 14 57 45 21 7 5 9 34 24 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 59
9 Millwall 41 14 16 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 20 8 6 6 22 21 1 58
10 Middlesbrough 41 16 9 16 48 45 20 10 4 6 26 19 21 6 5 10 22 26 3 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 40 15 11 14 47 47 21 10 4 7 28 23 19 5 7 7 19 24 0 56
12 Stoke City 41 14 13 14 45 46 20 9 4 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 55
13 Luton Town 40 15 8 17 35 46 19 7 6 6 23 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -11 53
14 Bristol City 41 15 5 21 40 55 21 7 3 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 50
15 Nottingham Forest 41 12 13 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 21 6 6 9 15 20 -5 49
16 Preston North End 41 14 6 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 20 9 1 10 25 31 -14 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 11 18 52 47 20 6 7 7 25 23 21 6 4 11 27 24 5 47
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
19 Huddersfield Town 40 11 11 18 42 60 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 3 5 12 16 41 -18 44
20 Derby County 41 11 10 20 30 46 21 6 6 9 16 21 20 5 4 11 14 25 -16 43
21 Coventry City 40 10 12 18 36 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 20 2 5 13 14 36 -20 42
22 Rotherham United 37 10 6 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 36
23 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 8 21 34 52 19 7 6 6 20 14 21 4 2 15 14 38 -18 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 41 8 9 24 30 64 21 5 5 11 14 27 20 3 4 13 16 37 -34 33

Sheffield Wednesday:
Swansea City:
Championship:
England:
Table
  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 41 27 9 5 65 28 20 13 6 1 34 10 21 14 3 4 31 18 37 90
2 Watford 41 24 10 7 59 27 21 17 2 2 41 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 32 82
3 Brentford 40 20 13 7 71 40 19 10 7 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 73
4 Swansea City 40 21 9 10 48 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 20 10 4 6 25 19 17 72
5 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
6 AFC Bournemouth 40 19 11 10 64 39 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 6 8 5 24 18 25 68
7 Reading 41 19 9 13 56 45 20 12 1 7 32 22 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 66
8 Cardiff City 41 16 11 14 57 45 21 7 5 9 34 24 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 59
9 Millwall 41 14 16 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 20 8 6 6 22 21 1 58
10 Middlesbrough 41 16 9 16 48 45 20 10 4 6 26 19 21 6 5 10 22 26 3 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 40 15 11 14 47 47 21 10 4 7 28 23 19 5 7 7 19 24 0 56
12 Stoke City 41 14 13 14 45 46 20 9 4 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 55
13 Luton Town 40 15 8 17 35 46 19 7 6 6 23 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -11 53
14 Bristol City 41 15 5 21 40 55 21 7 3 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 50
15 Nottingham Forest 41 12 13 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 21 6 6 9 15 20 -5 49
16 Preston North End 41 14 6 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 20 9 1 10 25 31 -14 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 11 18 52 47 20 6 7 7 25 23 21 6 4 11 27 24 5 47
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
19 Huddersfield Town 40 11 11 18 42 60 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 3 5 12 16 41 -18 44
20 Derby County 41 11 10 20 30 46 21 6 6 9 16 21 20 5 4 11 14 25 -16 43
21 Coventry City 40 10 12 18 36 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 20 2 5 13 14 36 -20 42
22 Rotherham United 37 10 6 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 36
23 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 8 21 34 52 19 7 6 6 20 14 21 4 2 15 14 38 -18 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 41 8 9 24 30 64 21 5 5 11 14 27 20 3 4 13 16 37 -34 33

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