Sheffield Wednesday are placed 3rd, while Bristol Rovers are lagging 11 points behind in the table. Will they trim the gap?
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (8) in League One
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 League One games here at Hillsborough Stadium for Sheffield Wednesday. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Sheffield Wednesday bring valid hopes of a third.
The home team returns to Hillsborough Stadium after drawing with Lincoln City (placed 15th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Bannan (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.1/10. Bannan hit six key passes and had 60 successful passes (of 73 total).
Preceding that fixture, a home victory hosting Leicester U21 in the EFL Trophy.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Sheffield as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Burton Albion are visiting.
Sheffield Wednesday can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 17 times. On the other hand, Sheffield Wednesday have conceded 8 goals.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Bristol Rovers have produced an overall stat of 3-1-3 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Bristol, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Bristol Rovers played 2-2 against Plymouth Argyle in their previous match. A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Plymouth Argyle. Bristol Rovers were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Collins scoring the equalizer. Collins, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.05. Collins scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that one, the victory at home hosting Swindon Town in the EFL Trophy (3-0).
Bristol have another match away in just three sleeps, a League One match versus Derby County. A demanding schedule for the visitors!
Bristol Rovers are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bristol have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Sheffield Wednesday one win, one draw and Bristol Rovers zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Collins 9 goals |   J. Windass 4 goals |  L. Gregory 4 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 47% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 67% |
| 27% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 57% | 47% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 60% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 13% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 20% |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 3.9 | 2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14.5 | 14.1 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9 | 11.1 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3 | 4 |
| 37% | 45% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 57% | 40% |
| 10.4 | 8.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 11.9 | 12.3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (8) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Derby County | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 16 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 10 |
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