Hillsborough Stadium: Sheffield Wednesday vs West Bromwich Albion Championship preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Sheffield Wednesday have their presumed home advantage while West Bromwich Albion are ahead 22 points in the Championship table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday have managed 7 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 18 games.

Sheffield Wednesday lost their last game at Brentford (placed 4th) after a 0-5 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Manchester City with the scoreline 0-1.

Sheffield Wednesday were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Sheffield Wednesday have scored 16 league goals here from 18 matches, not a lot. Sheffield Wednesday's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

West Bromwich Albion's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed West Bromwich Albion, who have the most points (39) away in Championship, collect 39 points from their 19 away matches in the Championship. 11 victories and 6 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

The attacking players of West Bromwich Albion have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 225 minutes.

West Bromwich Albion has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Swansea City for a Championship game that ended a draw (0-0). A loss against Newcastle United was the result prior to that, in a FA Cup home game.

West Bromwich Albion have scored 28 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the West Bromwich Albion - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Sheffield Wednesday victories, four draws and four West Bromwich Albion wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
13 goals
West Bromwich AlbionH. Robson-Kanu
H. Robson-Kanu
10 goals
West Bromwich AlbionC. Austin
C. Austin
8 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 19 37
13 7 2 Won W 3 11 19
9 5 3 Drew D 2 6 13
15 6 0 Lost L 1 2 5
46 16 4 Scored S 9 28 64
49 21 2 Conceded C 6 14 37
95% 89% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 97%
70% 56% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 74% 81%
49% 39% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 37% 43%
27% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 11% 27%
14% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 16%
51% 39% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 53% 62%
30% 44% 60% Clean Sheets C S 33% 42% 27%
24% 28% 40% Failed to Score F T 17% 11% 14%
 
5.5 5.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.3 6
4.5 3.5 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.3 5.1
2 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.1 1.8
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
468 243 66 Total Shots T S 86 256 521
150 77 25 Shots on Target S O 24 72 175
31% 21% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 39% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sheffield Wednesday has the fewest scored goals (16) at home
  • West Bromwich Albion has the fewest conceded goals (14) away
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most points (39) away
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most points from losing position (24)
  • West Bromwich Albion has the the best goal difference (+14) 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 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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.