League One: Sheffield Wednesday expected to overpower Forest Green Rovers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Sheffield Wednesday open their doors to Forest Green Rovers for another absorbing League One match here at Hillsborough Stadium.

It's no vacation for neither Sheffield Wednesday nor Forest Green Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Sheffield Wednesday's two home games in the League One so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Hillsborough Stadium.

Sheffield Wednesday's previous match was a Carabao Cup game also played at their home, ending 3-0 against Rochdale. The home side hope to to continue in that form. Dele-Bashiru (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.82/10. Dele-Bashiru scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 34 successful passes (of 36 total).

Before that match, a League One win away at Bolton Wanderers.

Sheffield are traveling soon after this match as the EFL Trophy match at Bradford City awaits in three days.

At Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield Wednesday has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

Four points from two away games for Forest Green Rovers, meaning one draw and one victory in the League One so far.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Carabao Cup home defeat versus Brighton & Hove Albion with 0-3 on the scoreboard.

A loss against Plymouth Argyle was the result prior to that, in a League One home game.

After this away game Forest Green Rovers return home for a EFL Trophy game against Southampton U21. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Forest Green Rovers have the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayF. Dele-Bashiru
F. Dele-Bashiru
2 goals
Sheffield WednesdayL. Palmer
L. Palmer
1 goals
Sheffield WednesdayJ. Windass
J. Windass
1 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Sheffield Wednesday Forest Green Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
7 4 0 Scored S 0 3 4
5 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
20% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
20% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 75%
60% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
4.2 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.5 5
4.2 1.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.5 4.8
2.8 3.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 13.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13 10.8
3.6 4.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6.5 5.8
39% 44% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 17%
 
11.6 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.5 13.5
3.8 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 5
Sheffield Wednesday Last season Forest Green Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   23 46
24 16   Won W   9 23
14 6   Drew D   11 15
10 2   Lost L   3 8
79 49   Scored S   41 75
52 19   Conceded C   26 44
94% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 91%
75% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   87% 80%
44% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 37%
31% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 24%
21% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
52% 54%   BTTS BTTS   65% 48%
33% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 41%
21% 4%   Failed to Score F T   13% 20%
 
6.5 6.9   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 6.2
4.4 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4.4
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   0 2
 
13.7 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 13.3
4.7 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.7 4.9
35% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 33%
 
9.9 8.7   Shots against (avg) S A   10.8 10.5
3.5 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.9

  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 5 4 1 0 10 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 6 1 8 13
2 Peterborough United 5 4 0 1 12 4 3 3 0 0 9 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 8 12
3 Portsmouth 5 3 2 0 12 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 7 11
4 Sheffield Wednesday 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 10
5 Plymouth Argyle 5 3 0 2 8 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 9
6 Charlton Athletic 5 2 2 1 9 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 8
7 Bolton Wanderers 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
8 Derby County 5 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 8
9 Exeter City 5 2 1 2 9 5 3 2 0 1 7 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7
10 Cambridge United 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 2 6 -2 7
11 Port Vale 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 -2 7
12 Accrington Stanley 4 1 3 0 8 7 2 0 2 0 6 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
13 Wycombe Wanderers 5 2 0 3 8 8 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 0 6
14 Fleetwood Town 5 1 3 1 4 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 6
15 Bristol Rovers 5 2 0 3 7 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 6
16 Barnsley 5 2 0 3 5 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 6
17 Lincoln City 5 1 3 1 4 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 6
18 Shrewsbury Town 5 1 2 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 -3 5
19 Oxford United 5 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 4
20 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -3 4
21 Cheltenham Town 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 -3 4
22 Milton Keynes Dons 5 1 1 3 3 7 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 4
23 Morecambe 5 0 3 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 3
24 Burton Albion 5 0 1 4 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 1 1 4 7 -10 1

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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.