Top-notch Plymouth Argyle land at Sheffield Wednesday after their 1-0-result against Birmingham City. Get out our thorough preview!
- Sheffield Wednesday have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Overall League One stats at home this season for Sheffield Wednesday are 5-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Sheffield's attacking players as they have now played 223 minutes without scoring in a league game. Gregory was their last goal scorer.
The fans are hoping that Sheffield will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the League One game against Shrewsbury Town (placed 15th). Midfield player Wing got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Wing hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 51 successful passes (of 57 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Sunderland.Sheffield have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Hillsborough Stadium with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Sheffield have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Plymouth Argyle have produced an overall stat of 5-4-3 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Plymouth goalkeeper Michael Cooper is eager to challenge this, with his 257 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Plymouth Argyle, whose manager Schumacher could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Birmingham City (after extra-time). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Schumacher when Law scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 97th minute.
Preceding that game was the away League One victory against Cheltenham Town with the score of 2-0.Plymouth Argyle has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 12 games. As opposed to that, Plymouth Argyle have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth Argyle have duelled before this season: Plymouth Argyle - Sheffield Wednesday 3-0. Last ten meetings involving these sides: Sheffield won two, Plymouth Argyle triumphed in six and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hardie 9 goals |   L. Gregory 8 goals |  C. Grant 5 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
Plymouth Argyle missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 27 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 42% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 21% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 50% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 58% | 58% |
| 33% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 12% |
| 6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.2 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.7 | 14.1 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.6 | 13 |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 28% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 43% | 35% |
| 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 13.3 | 11.8 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 50 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 40 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 35 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 35 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 27 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 25 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 23 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -20 | 18 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 30 | -28 | 16 |
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