Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sheffield Wednesday & Burton Albion face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Sheffield nor Burton Albion 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.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Sheffield Wednesday participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.The story so far in the League One for Sheffield Wednesday at their home stadium (Hillsborough Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sheffield, who played 2-2 against Ipswich Town. That match was also played at this venue (Hillsborough Stadium). There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Ipswich Town as Smith's goal in the 89th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. Midfielder Byers was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.62 (out of ten) in that game. Byers scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 40 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Morecambe and winning 3-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Sheffield Wednesday as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Wycombe Wanderers are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Sheffield Wednesday are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. On the other hand, Sheffield Wednesday have conceded 7 goals.
Burton Albion form and stats
Burton's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Burton Albion playing as the away team in the League One this season.
Two away games in a row for Burton Albion, whose coach Hasselbaink could celebrate last time after the win against Exeter City. Hughes was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.44. The defender Hughes served one assist, hit two key passes and won 9 of 11 duels.
A 0-2 loss hosting Portsmouth before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Shrewsbury Town.
Burton Albion are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 10 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Sheffield two wins, two draws and Burton Albion two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Keillor-Dunn 4 goals |   J. Windass 3 goals |  G. Byers 3 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
Burton Albion missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday | Burton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 23 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Conceded | C | 29 | 48 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 56% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14.2 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burton Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Leicester U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 4 |
- Sheffield Wednesday
- The Star - (local newspaper)
- Sheffield Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- Burton Albion
- Derby Telegraph - (local newspaper)
