Sheffield Wednesday vs Cheltenham Town pre-match info: Away team face a rough 90 minutes at Hillsborough Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Sheffield Wednesday are positioned 7th, while Cheltenham Town are lingering 16 points behind in the league table. Can they trim the gap?

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League One game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Plymouth Argyle. 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.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday are steadily winning League One games and points here at Hillsborough Stadium. 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 19 games.

Sheffield Wednesday travelled for their previous game, a trip to Gillingham that ended 0-0. Bannan (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.14/10. Bannan hit five key passes.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Accrington Stanley that ended 1-1.

The Sheffield fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 37 goals in 19 league matches. From these home matches, Sheffield Wednesday have conceded only 15 goals.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Cheltenham Town's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 19 away games in the League One. Cheltenham Town only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 8 draws.

There might be some fixture complaints from Cheltenham as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-2 against Plymouth Argyle. The attacker Blair got a match rating of 7.82 in that game. Blair hit five key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).

Before that, Cheltenham Town secured a home win against AFC Wimbledon with the score 3-1.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cheltenham Town have scored 26 goals in 19 league games away. Cheltenham struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 37 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the sides met earlier this campaign; Cheltenham Town - Sheffield Wednesday 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
19 goals
Sheffield WednesdayB. Bannan
B. Bannan
8 goals
Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
8 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 7 19 39
18 12 4 Won W 0 3 12
12 5 2 Drew D 2 8 14
8 2 0 Lost L 5 8 13
60 37 11 Scored S 7 26 55
41 15 4 Conceded C 19 37 63
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
76% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 89% 87%
42% 37% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 53% 54%
29% 21% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 47% 41%
16% 16% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 21% 13%
47% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 43% 68% 64%
39% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 18%
21% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 57% 26% 23%
 
6.4 6.7 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.1 3.9 4.7
4.6 3.4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.2 5.2
1.7 1.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 1.9 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.4 14.8 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.9 11.7 12.1
4.6 5.5 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4.9 4.3
34% 36% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 28% 33%
 
10.3 9.1 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.1 13.8 12.4
3.8 2.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.6 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 39 22 8 9 66 39 20 13 3 4 31 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 27 74
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 18 12 8 60 41 19 12 5 2 37 15 19 6 7 6 23 26 19 66
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 39 16 13 10 58 40 19 9 8 2 31 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 61
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 39 12 14 13 55 63 20 9 6 5 29 26 19 3 8 8 26 37 -8 50
13 Accrington Stanley 38 14 8 16 47 63 19 11 4 4 34 26 19 3 4 12 13 37 -16 50
14 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
15 Charlton Athletic 38 13 7 18 45 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -4 46
16 Shrewsbury Town 39 11 12 16 40 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 3 45
17 Cambridge United 38 11 12 15 46 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 19 4 5 10 23 39 -13 45
18 Lincoln City 38 11 9 18 43 51 20 5 5 10 19 25 18 6 4 8 24 26 -8 42
19 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
20 Gillingham 39 7 13 19 29 59 20 4 6 10 12 33 19 3 7 9 17 26 -30 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 38 6 15 17 40 61 18 2 11 5 21 26 20 4 4 12 19 35 -21 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 39 8 6 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 20 3 3 14 13 44 -45 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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  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 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 39 22 8 9 66 39 20 13 3 4 31 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 27 74
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 18 12 8 60 41 19 12 5 2 37 15 19 6 7 6 23 26 19 66
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 39 16 13 10 58 40 19 9 8 2 31 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 61
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 39 12 14 13 55 63 20 9 6 5 29 26 19 3 8 8 26 37 -8 50
13 Accrington Stanley 38 14 8 16 47 63 19 11 4 4 34 26 19 3 4 12 13 37 -16 50
14 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
15 Charlton Athletic 38 13 7 18 45 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -4 46
16 Shrewsbury Town 39 11 12 16 40 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 3 45
17 Cambridge United 38 11 12 15 46 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 19 4 5 10 23 39 -13 45
18 Lincoln City 38 11 9 18 43 51 20 5 5 10 19 25 18 6 4 8 24 26 -8 42
19 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
20 Gillingham 39 7 13 19 29 59 20 4 6 10 12 33 19 3 7 9 17 26 -30 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 38 6 15 17 40 61 18 2 11 5 21 26 20 4 4 12 19 35 -21 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 39 8 6 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 20 3 3 14 13 44 -45 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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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.