League One duel: Close contest expected between Burton Albion and Sheffield Wednesday

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Sheffield Wednesday cannot envision any easy points from hosting team Burton Albion in this League One match. Here's your thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League One
  • 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 League One game only four sleeps ago.

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Burton Albion form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Burton Albion at their home stadium (Pirelli Stadium) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

It's back home for Burton Albion, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Lincoln City away with the result 2-1. Powell and Hughes found the net in that victory. The striker Powell was declared "man of the match" for Burton with a rating of 8.62/10. Powell scored one goal, served one assist and hit five key passes.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Milton Keynes Dons (0-1).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Burton Albion as they are travelling to their away game against Portsmouth in the League One. That match is three days after this one.

Burton Albion have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Pirelli Stadium with 23 goals in 14 league matches. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Sheffield Wednesday's last three away games as they have all been lost.

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 Bailey Peacock-Farrell is eager to challenge this, with his 186 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Sheffield Wednesday go into this game after a win, the home game against Morecambe that ended 2-0. Midfielder Mendez-Laing was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.75. Mendez-Laing scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Ipswich Town.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wigan Athletic in just three days.

Sheffield Wednesday have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 22 goals have been conceded by Sheffield Wednesday in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Burton Albion two wins, two draws and Sheffield Wednesday zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
8 goals
Burton AlbionT. O'Connor
T. O'Connor
5 goals
BurtonJ. Smith
J. Smith
4 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 6 15 28
11 7 1 Won W 1 4 12
6 3 0 Drew D 5 6 10
11 4 2 Lost L 0 5 6
35 23 2 Scored S 7 17 39
34 15 4 Conceded C 6 22 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 87% 93%
75% 79% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 75%
46% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 47% 43%
21% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 25%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 20% 14%
57% 64% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 47% 50%
21% 21% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 36%
25% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 21%
 
5.3 6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 8.2 5.7 6.1
6.1 5.3 7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.2 5.2
1.9 1.7 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
13.2 14.7 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 12.1 13.4
3.8 4.6 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.9 4.7
33% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 29% 30%
 
13.6 12.5 23 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 11.7 10.7
3.8 3.7 8.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 3.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burton Albion have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League One
  • Burton Albion 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 Rotherham United 28 18 5 5 53 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 35 59
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Sunderland 29 16 6 7 53 39 14 11 1 2 31 9 15 5 5 5 22 30 14 54
4 Milton Keynes Dons 29 15 7 7 48 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 4 3 30 18 16 52
5 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
6 Oxford United 29 14 8 7 51 34 15 9 4 2 30 15 14 5 4 5 21 19 17 50
7 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
8 Sheffield Wednesday 28 12 10 6 39 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 7 46
9 Ipswich Town 29 11 8 10 47 38 14 6 6 2 25 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 9 41
10 Burton Albion 28 11 6 11 35 34 14 7 3 4 23 15 14 4 3 7 12 19 1 39
11 Bolton Wanderers 28 11 5 12 41 37 14 7 4 3 26 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 4 38
12 Portsmouth 27 10 8 9 30 27 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 12 13 3 38
13 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
14 Accrington Stanley 28 10 7 11 35 45 15 7 4 4 23 22 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 37
15 Charlton Athletic 28 10 6 12 36 33 14 6 3 5 21 15 14 4 3 7 15 18 3 36
16 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 8 8 13 27 31 14 7 3 4 17 13 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 32
18 Lincoln City 27 8 7 12 32 36 14 3 3 8 13 19 13 5 4 4 19 17 -4 31
19 Fleetwood Town 28 7 9 12 42 49 15 5 4 6 25 24 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 30
20 AFC Wimbledon 28 6 12 10 34 42 14 2 9 3 18 20 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 30
21 Morecambe 29 7 7 15 40 57 15 5 4 6 23 26 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 28
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 29 4 10 15 24 51 15 3 4 8 11 28 14 1 6 7 13 23 -27 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 29 5 4 20 20 57 15 4 3 8 12 24 14 1 1 12 8 33 -37 19

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 28 18 5 5 53 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 35 59
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Sunderland 29 16 6 7 53 39 14 11 1 2 31 9 15 5 5 5 22 30 14 54
4 Milton Keynes Dons 29 15 7 7 48 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 4 3 30 18 16 52
5 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
6 Oxford United 29 14 8 7 51 34 15 9 4 2 30 15 14 5 4 5 21 19 17 50
7 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
8 Sheffield Wednesday 28 12 10 6 39 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 7 46
9 Ipswich Town 29 11 8 10 47 38 14 6 6 2 25 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 9 41
10 Burton Albion 28 11 6 11 35 34 14 7 3 4 23 15 14 4 3 7 12 19 1 39
11 Bolton Wanderers 28 11 5 12 41 37 14 7 4 3 26 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 4 38
12 Portsmouth 27 10 8 9 30 27 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 12 13 3 38
13 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
14 Accrington Stanley 28 10 7 11 35 45 15 7 4 4 23 22 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 37
15 Charlton Athletic 28 10 6 12 36 33 14 6 3 5 21 15 14 4 3 7 15 18 3 36
16 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 8 8 13 27 31 14 7 3 4 17 13 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 32
18 Lincoln City 27 8 7 12 32 36 14 3 3 8 13 19 13 5 4 4 19 17 -4 31
19 Fleetwood Town 28 7 9 12 42 49 15 5 4 6 25 24 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 30
20 AFC Wimbledon 28 6 12 10 34 42 14 2 9 3 18 20 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 30
21 Morecambe 29 7 7 15 40 57 15 5 4 6 23 26 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 28
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 29 4 10 15 24 51 15 3 4 8 11 28 14 1 6 7 13 23 -27 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 29 5 4 20 20 57 15 4 3 8 12 24 14 1 1 12 8 33 -37 19

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.