Striving Accrington Stanley are keen to pull off an upset when they greet top side Sheffield Wednesday in the next league fixture. It’s 20th vs 3rd and the home fans will have moderate confidence.
- Accrington Stanley is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (8) in League One
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Carabao Cup. That game was also an away game, at Southampton. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Accrington Stanley have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Accrington, their manager Coleman and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Accrington Stanley are returning here after visiting Crawley Town in a FA Cup game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Lincoln City that finished 1-1.Accrington Stanley have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Wham Stadium with 12 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded. When Accrington hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Morecambe, Bristol Rovers, Cambridge United, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Sheffield Wednesday's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sheffield Wednesday collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the League One. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Southampton in their previous outing. The Carabao Cup fixture ended 1-1. Ihiekwe was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.94. The defender Ihiekwe hit one key pass and won 1 of 2 duels.
A home win as anticipated against Morecambe preceding that, in the FA Cup.
The visiting Sheffield Wednesday have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the former two meetings): Accrington Stanley won zero games, one match ended in a draw and Sheffield Wednesday got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Top Goalscorers
  S. McConville 4 goals |  F. Dele-Bashiru 4 goals |  B. Bannan 4 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 33 |
| 29 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 82% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 47% |
| 29% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 62% | 47% |
| 35% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 6.1 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 8.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 14.6 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19.7 | 14.9 | 15 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 31% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | 38% |
| 11.7 | 12.9 | 16.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 12.1 | 10.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
- Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in League One
- Accrington Stanley is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (5) away in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (8) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 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 | Oxford United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 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 |
- Accrington Stanley
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- Sheffield Wednesday
- The Star - (local newspaper)
- Sheffield Telegraph - (local newspaper)
