National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fleetwood Town or Sheffield Wednesday that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Fleetwood Town's results here at Highbury Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
The Fleetwood regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Highbury Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Burton Albion. Heartbreak for Fleetwood Town in their last match as Burton Albion's Kirk scored the winning goal deep into overtime. The forward Stockley was announced as "man of the match" for Fleetwood Town with a rating of 7.3/10. Stockley scored one goal.
In the match before, 1-1 away to Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup).
Fleetwood Town are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Charlton Athletic awaits in four days.
Fleetwood have scored {11 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Fleetwood Town have conceded 14 goals.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Sheffield Wednesday was sent out of FA Cup in the 1st round replays last season.Sheffield Wednesday have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 8-3-2 from 13 games.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sheffield goalkeeper Cameron Dawson is eager to challenge this, with his 532 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Sheffield Wednesday won their last game, 1-0 versus Plymouth Argyle played at home. Palmer, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.41. Palmer won 6 of 7 duels.
One game before, 1-1 at home against Fleetwood Town in the FA Cup.
The schedule is very tough for Sheffield Wednesday now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Ipswich Town is waiting in only four days.
Sheffield are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Sheffield Wednesday are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sheffield Wednesday have avoided defeat in the last 5 games (4-1-0) against Fleetwood.The sides have met each other previously this season, with the final score Sheffield Wednesday - Fleetwood Town 1-1 registered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Windass 7 goals | ![]() M. Smith 7 goals | ![]() C. Gomes 5 goals |
Fleetwood Town missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Fleetwood Town | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Scored | S | 11 | 41 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 14.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | ||
| 12 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 54 |
| 4 | Derby County | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 41 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 31 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 29 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 27 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -15 | 25 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -20 | 25 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -23 | 25 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -31 | 21 |
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