Sports betting guide: Sheffield Wednesday vs Rotherham United - predictions and stats

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 13.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Tempo is likely at Hillsborough Stadium when Sheffield Wednesday face Rotherham United in what could be a fine fixture. Read more!

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (18) in League One

Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham 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 23 goals to get 31 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the League One are 9-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Sheffield fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Hillsborough Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Sheffield Wednesday has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell not having conceded a league goal in 366 minutes.

Sheffield Wednesday's last game was hosting Wigan Athletic (placed 2nd) and winning 1-0. Midfielder Bannan was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.41 (out of ten) in that game. Bannan scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that match, a win away at Burton Albion.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Sheffield Wednesday as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Accrington Stanley are visiting.

The Sheffield fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches. Sheffield Wednesday have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Rotherham United form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 3 losses in the League One. Rotherham United have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

450 minutes! That's how long the Rotherham goalkeeper Josh Vickers and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Rotherham United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting AFC Wimbledon (placed 20th). Ihiekwe, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Ihiekwe hit one key pass and won 12 of 15 duels.

Before that, Rotherham United secured a home win against Accrington Stanley with the score 1-0.

Rotherham United have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Rotherham are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 5 away goals have been conceded so far. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Rotherham United - Sheffield Wednesday 0-2. Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two contenders are: five wins for Sheffield, two draws and three wins for Rotherham United. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
15 goals
Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
8 goals
Rotherham UnitedD. Barlaser
D. Barlaser
8 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Rotherham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 14 6 Played P 3 15 30
14 9 4 Won W 1 9 20
10 4 1 Drew D 1 3 5
6 1 1 Lost L 1 3 5
42 23 13 Scored S 3 21 55
32 10 7 Conceded C 1 5 18
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 93%
73% 71% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 53% 67%
40% 36% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 13% 33%
23% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 23%
13% 7% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 17%
47% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 13% 33%
40% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 67% 67% 53%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 27% 20%
 
6.2 6.6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7.3 7.3 7
5 3.7 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3.9 3.3
1.8 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
13.1 14.6 16.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 14.5 15
4.6 5.4 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.6 5.1
30% 30% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 36%
 
10.7 9.4 9 Shots against (avg) S A 10 8.9 8.3
3.9 3.1 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.1 2.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (18) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (10) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (16) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+37) in League One
  • Rotherham United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in League One
  • 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 30 20 5 5 55 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 9 3 3 21 5 37 65
2 Wigan Athletic 27 17 5 5 48 26 13 7 3 3 19 13 14 10 2 2 29 13 22 56
3 Milton Keynes Dons 31 16 8 7 51 34 15 8 3 4 20 15 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 56
4 Sunderland 31 16 6 9 55 43 15 11 1 3 32 11 16 5 5 6 23 32 12 54
5 Oxford United 31 15 8 8 54 38 16 10 4 2 33 17 15 5 4 6 21 21 16 53
6 Wycombe Wanderers 30 15 8 7 46 34 15 9 3 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 53
7 Sheffield Wednesday 30 14 10 6 42 32 14 9 4 1 23 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 10 52
8 Plymouth Argyle 29 14 8 7 51 36 13 7 3 3 19 13 16 7 5 4 32 23 15 50
9 Ipswich Town 31 13 8 10 49 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 16 6 2 8 23 19 11 47
10 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 6 12 44 39 15 8 4 3 28 18 15 4 2 9 16 21 5 42
11 Portsmouth 29 11 8 10 34 31 14 7 3 4 20 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 3 41
12 Accrington Stanley 30 11 7 12 37 46 16 8 4 4 25 22 14 3 3 8 12 24 -9 40
13 Charlton Athletic 30 11 6 13 40 37 15 7 3 5 24 17 15 4 3 8 16 20 3 39
14 Burton Albion 30 11 6 13 36 38 15 7 3 5 23 17 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 39
15 Cambridge United 30 9 10 11 38 43 15 5 6 4 19 19 15 4 4 7 19 24 -5 37
16 Cheltenham Town 30 8 12 10 36 49 16 6 6 4 19 23 14 2 6 6 17 26 -13 36
17 Lincoln City 29 9 7 13 35 39 15 4 3 8 15 20 14 5 4 5 20 19 -4 34
18 Shrewsbury Town 31 8 10 13 28 32 15 7 4 4 18 14 16 1 6 9 10 18 -4 34
19 Fleetwood Town 30 7 11 12 44 51 16 5 5 6 26 25 14 2 6 6 18 26 -7 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 30 6 12 12 36 46 15 2 9 4 18 21 15 4 3 8 18 25 -10 30
21 Morecambe 31 7 8 16 42 60 16 5 5 6 24 27 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 29
22 Gillingham 31 5 10 16 25 52 16 4 4 8 12 28 15 1 6 8 13 24 -27 25
23 Crewe Alexandra 30 5 7 18 25 52 15 4 4 7 15 25 15 1 3 11 10 27 -27 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 31 6 4 21 22 59 16 4 3 9 12 25 15 2 1 12 10 34 -37 22

Sheffield Wednesday:
England:
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 Rotherham United 30 20 5 5 55 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 9 3 3 21 5 37 65
2 Wigan Athletic 27 17 5 5 48 26 13 7 3 3 19 13 14 10 2 2 29 13 22 56
3 Milton Keynes Dons 31 16 8 7 51 34 15 8 3 4 20 15 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 56
4 Sunderland 31 16 6 9 55 43 15 11 1 3 32 11 16 5 5 6 23 32 12 54
5 Oxford United 31 15 8 8 54 38 16 10 4 2 33 17 15 5 4 6 21 21 16 53
6 Wycombe Wanderers 30 15 8 7 46 34 15 9 3 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 53
7 Sheffield Wednesday 30 14 10 6 42 32 14 9 4 1 23 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 10 52
8 Plymouth Argyle 29 14 8 7 51 36 13 7 3 3 19 13 16 7 5 4 32 23 15 50
9 Ipswich Town 31 13 8 10 49 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 16 6 2 8 23 19 11 47
10 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 6 12 44 39 15 8 4 3 28 18 15 4 2 9 16 21 5 42
11 Portsmouth 29 11 8 10 34 31 14 7 3 4 20 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 3 41
12 Accrington Stanley 30 11 7 12 37 46 16 8 4 4 25 22 14 3 3 8 12 24 -9 40
13 Charlton Athletic 30 11 6 13 40 37 15 7 3 5 24 17 15 4 3 8 16 20 3 39
14 Burton Albion 30 11 6 13 36 38 15 7 3 5 23 17 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 39
15 Cambridge United 30 9 10 11 38 43 15 5 6 4 19 19 15 4 4 7 19 24 -5 37
16 Cheltenham Town 30 8 12 10 36 49 16 6 6 4 19 23 14 2 6 6 17 26 -13 36
17 Lincoln City 29 9 7 13 35 39 15 4 3 8 15 20 14 5 4 5 20 19 -4 34
18 Shrewsbury Town 31 8 10 13 28 32 15 7 4 4 18 14 16 1 6 9 10 18 -4 34
19 Fleetwood Town 30 7 11 12 44 51 16 5 5 6 26 25 14 2 6 6 18 26 -7 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 30 6 12 12 36 46 15 2 9 4 18 21 15 4 3 8 18 25 -10 30
21 Morecambe 31 7 8 16 42 60 16 5 5 6 24 27 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 29
22 Gillingham 31 5 10 16 25 52 16 4 4 8 12 28 15 1 6 8 13 24 -27 25
23 Crewe Alexandra 30 5 7 18 25 52 15 4 4 7 15 25 15 1 3 11 10 27 -27 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 31 6 4 21 22 59 16 4 3 9 12 25 15 2 1 12 10 34 -37 22

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