League One: Sheffield Wednesday thought to beat Peterborough United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Thu 18.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

This should be quite a match, with Sheffield Wednesday at 3rd and Peterborough United at 6th. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (24) in League One
  • Peterborough United have the most matches over the total-line (28) in League One

Sheffield Wednesday and Peterborough United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Hillsborough Stadium as Sheffield Wednesday have scored 49 goals to get 54 points from 23 games. The overall stats in the League One are 16-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Sheffield Wednesday fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Hillsborough Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Sheffield Wednesday has played 19 games in a row here without a defeat.

Sheffield faced defeat in their previous match, away at Peterborough United (0-4). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten in four league matches. As you see from the result above, Sheffield Wednesday suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. The forward Smith bested all others in that match and got a match rating of 6.82 out of 10. Smith hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Derby County in a game that was won 1-0.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sheffield Wednesday's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 5 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (49 in 23 games), Sheffield's attacking play is working. 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 16 from 23 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Peterborough United form and stats

The visitors are W11-D1-L11 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Momentum is building for Peterborough United in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The Peterborough goalkeeper Will Norris is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 278 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The regulars enjoyed Peterborough United's previous game versus Sheffield Wednesday, a 4-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Peterborough United was very dominant against Sheffield Wednesday, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Taylor, Ward, Poku and Clarke-Harris providing the goals. Taylor got a match rating of 9.0 in that game, top player of the team. Taylor scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Barnsley at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Take note: 9 of the last 11 league matches featuring this side have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

Peterborough United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 37 times in 23 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 29 goals have been conceded by Peterborough in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Peterborough United - Sheffield Wednesday 4-0. Last nine meetings involving these sides: Sheffield won three, Peterborough United were winners in five and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Peterborough UnitedJ. Clarke-Harris
J. Clarke-Harris
27 goals
Sheffield WednesdayM. Smith
M. Smith
16 goals
Sheffield WednesdayJ. Windass
J. Windass
11 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Peterborough United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Peterborough United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
47 23 6 Played P 6 23 47
28 16 2 Won W 1 11 25
12 6 3 Drew D 0 1 5
7 1 1 Lost L 5 11 17
81 49 8 Scored S 5 37 79
41 16 8 Conceded C 9 29 54
96% 96% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
68% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 83% 81%
45% 48% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 60%
26% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 26%
15% 22% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
40% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 48% 40%
51% 57% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 26% 36%
13% 9% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 26% 30%
 
5.6 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.5 5.4
3.3 2.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.5 4.2
1.7 1.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 1.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
14.8 15.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 11.7 13.7
4.8 5.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.3 4.6
36% 41% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 37% 37%
 
9.5 8.2 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 11.7 10.5
3.3 2.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4 3.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Peterborough United have the most matches over the total-line (28) in League One
  • Peterborough United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Peterborough United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (24) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

Sheffield Wednesday:
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Table
  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 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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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.