Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sheffield Wednesday & Morecambe face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League One.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Last season, Sheffield's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round replays.Sheffield Wednesday have performed here at Hillsborough Stadium this season with 5 wins from 9 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
A nice win for Sheffield Wednesday last time playing, versus Burton Albion. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-2 with Dele-Bashiru, Smith, Bannan and Wilks scoring for the victors. A goal frenzy last time out for Sheffield, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Burton Albion. Fun stuff to watch! Bannan (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.61/10. Bannan scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 33 successful passes (of 41 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League One home game that ended 1-1 versus Bristol Rovers.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 9 games), Sheffield Wednesday's attacking play is working. Sheffield's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Morecambe form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Morecambe so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
There were no winners in Morecambe's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Derby County. Goalkeeper Ripley made a total of ten saves, making him a hero against Derby County. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Ripley (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 9.32. Ripley saved two (!) penalties.
Ahead of that match was the League One away draw versus Wycombe Wanderers that ended 1-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Morecambe manager Adams as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Milton Keynes Dons.
The attacking power of Morecambe when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Morecambe have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous four meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Sheffield Wednesday, zero draws and one win for Morecambe. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Dele-Bashiru 4 goals |  B. Bannan 4 goals |  J. Windass 4 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
Morecambe missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 45 | 31 | Scored | S | 11 | 19 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 7.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14.5 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 23% | ||
| 10 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 17.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
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