Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland: Soccer match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Mon 09.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Shaky top table potboiler in League One as Sunderland have travelled the 124 miles needed to confront Sheffield Wednesday at their Hillsborough Stadium.

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most points (53) at home in League One
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Sheffield Wednesday nor Sunderland 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

Sheffield Wednesday are steadily winning League One games and points here at Hillsborough Stadium. 16 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 23 games. After failing to beat Accrington Stanley here at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

In their previous game, the manager Moore led his Sheffield Wednesday to a defeat away at Sunderland. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Hillsborough Stadium. Dean, defender, was given a rating of 7.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Dean hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.

Before that, Sheffield had a home game versus Portsmouth which ended with a victory 4-1.

Goals decide football matches and Sheffield Wednesday are scoring many of them at home; 48 on target from 23 league matches. Sheffield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Hillsborough Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 18 from 23 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sunderland form and stats

8-9-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sunderland in their League One matches away. Things are running smoothly for Sunderland who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Milton Keynes Dons.

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. Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson is eager to challenge this, with his 253 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Impressive finishing from Stewart secured the home win 1-0 against Sheffield Wednesday in their previous game. The attacker Stewart got a match rating of 8.31 in that game. Stewart scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Morecambe.

Sunderland have scored 30 goals on their travels this season, from 23 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 34 goals have been conceded by Sunderland in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sunderland - Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 was the story when these two contenders previously met, also in this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Sheffield Wednesday three wins, one draw and Sunderland four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
25 goals
SheffieldL. Gregory
L. Gregory
16 goals
SunderlandN. Broadhead
N. Broadhead
10 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
47 23 6 Played P 6 23 47
24 16 3 Won W 3 8 25
13 5 1 Drew D 2 9 12
10 2 2 Lost L 1 6 10
78 48 10 Scored S 11 30 80
51 18 9 Conceded C 10 34 53
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 87% 94%
74% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 78% 77%
45% 43% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 61% 57%
32% 26% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 26% 30%
21% 22% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 13% 17%
51% 52% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 52% 53%
34% 43% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 36%
21% 4% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 30% 17%
 
6.5 6.9 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.5 5.9
4.4 3.4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.2 4.5
1.8 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.1 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.7 14.8 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.8 14.3
4.8 5.6 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.3 4.9
35% 38% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 35%
 
9.9 8.7 8 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.7 11.4
3.6 2.7 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 3.7 3.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (18) at home in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most points (53) at home in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29

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 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29

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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.