Playing at home is comfortable and friendly for Morecambe, but Sheffield Wednesday are fully set and qualified to get all three points. What happens?
- Morecambe have the fewest scored goals (4) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in League One
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe have played three League One home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
An away draw last time out for Morecambe, facing Bristol Rovers in a game that ended 2-2. Weir (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Weir scored one goal.
A 3-3 result against Everton U21 (after extra-time, 7-6 on penalties) before that, played at home in the EFL Trophy.
The lack of attacking qualities in Morecambe means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Morecambe defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the League One away games so far for Sheffield Wednesday with six points collected from three matches.
Sheffield Wednesday have a lot to remedy after their shock loss (0-2) to Barnsley in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters. Bannan, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.13. Bannan hit four key passes.
A loss, in the EFL Trophy away at Bradford City, earlier.
Some information for sports bettors contemplating a bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this fixture: This club have played 6 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Morecambe-Sheffield Wednesday H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Morecambe one win, Sheffield Wednesday two wins, zero draws. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Weir 2 goals |   F. Dele-Bashiru 2 goals |  L. Palmer 2 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Morecambe | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 2.7 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 6.9 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 3.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.4 | 12.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| 3.1 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 43% |
| 19.7 | 18 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 13.3 | 10.7 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Morecambe have the fewest scored goals (4) in League One
- Morecambe have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Morecambe have yet to win a game.
- Sheffield Wednesday have scored more than double the goals of Morecambe.
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 7 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 1 |
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