National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheffield Wednesday or Plymouth Argyle that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an appealing game with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Sheffield was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the FA Cup.Sheffield Wednesday are steadily winning League One games and points here at Hillsborough Stadium. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
The Sheffield supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sunderland in League One and win 3-0. Midfielder Theo Corbeanu was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.22 (out of ten) in that game. Corbeanu scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.
2-2 away at Cheltenham Town before that.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sheffield handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, four draws and four defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Harrogate Town is only two days away.
The Sheffield fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 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 4 from 7 matches.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.The visitors are W3-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Things are running smoothly for Plymouth Argyle who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Rotherham United.
Plymouth delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Arsenal U21 (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) in their previous match; a EFL Trophy game.
Before that, Plymouth secured a home win against Ipswich Town with the score 2-1.Plymouth Argyle are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, five draws and nine defeats. From a total of 16 matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Plymouth's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Plymouth Argyle have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these teams: Sheffield Wednesday won three, Plymouth Argyle were winners in five and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hardie 8 goals |   L. Gregory 6 goals |  L. Jephcott 5 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
Plymouth Argyle missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.1 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.7 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 35% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 12 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 9 |
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