League One: Two contenders in reasonably good shape get together for this fixture. Sheffield Wednesday with a wee edge with their 8th position in the league table?
- Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Sheffield Wednesday could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a FA Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Plymouth Argyle, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sheffield Wednesday.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
4-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Accrington Stanley so far this season.
Accrington's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Plymouth Argyle (placed 1st). The forward Tommy Leigh was announced as "man of the match" for Accrington with the rating of 7.74/10. Leigh scored one goal and hit two key passes.
In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Fleetwood Town.Accrington are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Burton Albion awaits in three days.
The Accrington Stanley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Accrington Stanley have conceded 12 from these games.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. It's three draws from Sheffield's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Sheffield Wednesday lost away at Plymouth Argyle (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Gillingham.A quick return to home after this game, as Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Milton Keynes Dons in the League One only three days away.
Sheffield Wednesday are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Sheffield Wednesday have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Gregory 6 goals |   H. Pell 5 goals |  M. Butcher 4 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 29 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 76% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 35% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 12% |
| 31% | 29% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.9 | 12.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | 30% |
| 12.8 | 10.4 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
- Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Accrington Stanley have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 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 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -19 | 9 |
- Accrington Stanley
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- Sheffield Wednesday
- The Star - (local newspaper)
- Sheffield Telegraph - (local newspaper)