Sheffield Wednesday are listed as favourites to win this home match versus Morecambe, if the league table is thought to provide some clues. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Sheffield Wednesday have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Morecambe have the most conceded goals (55) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Sheffield Wednesday nor Morecambe 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.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Sheffield Wednesday have performed here at Hillsborough Stadium this season with 7 wins from 12 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Hillsborough Stadium.
Sheffield Wednesday's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Ipswich Town (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Hutchinson, defender, was given a rating of 7.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Hutchinson won 4 of 7 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Sheffield lost 2-3 at Oxford United's place.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield Wednesday as they are travelling to their away game against Burton Albion in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
The Sheffield Wednesday fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Sheffield Wednesday are not conceding a lot of goals here at Hillsborough Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-3-8 (13 played). Two points from the last two away games for Morecambe, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Morecambe has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Accrington Stanley for a 2-2 draw. Attacker Ayunga got a player rating of 8.12 in the game. "Man of the match" Ayunga scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Wycombe Wanderers.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bolton Wanderers in just four days.
Morecambe are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 13 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Morecambe have conceded 29 goals in these games. Morecambe has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
These teams encountered each other earlier this match year: Morecambe - Sheffield Wednesday 1-0. Stats for the former two meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Sheffield Wednesday, zero draws and one win for Morecambe. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  C. Stockton 17 goals |   L. Gregory 8 goals | J. Ayunga 5 goals |
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| Sheffield Wednesday | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 37 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 40 |
| 32 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | 55 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 74% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 82% |
| 44% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 77% | 64% |
| 26% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 23% | 25% |
| 52% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 69% | 61% |
| 33% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 18% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 29% |
| 6 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 14.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.8 | 11.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | 40% |
| 10.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe have the most conceded goals (55) in League One
- Morecambe have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 56 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 55 |
| 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 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 49 |
| 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 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 43 |
| 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 | Portsmouth | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 37 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 37 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 35 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 32 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 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 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -8 | 29 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -15 | 28 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -23 | 22 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -28 | 19 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 33 | -32 | 19 |
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