Sheffield Wednesday - Wigan Athletic: Small difference between teams clash

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 08.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

A total of 29 sets of matches are played and both Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan Athletic are doing great. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

W W W L W

Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Hillsborough Stadium as Sheffield Wednesday have scored 22 goals to get 28 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the League One are 8-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Hillsborough Stadium after three straight home wins.

The Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 276 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

Sheffield Wednesday enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Burton Albion's place. The match ended 2-0 with Byers and Sow scoring. Goalkeeper Peacock-Farrell got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.31 out of ten. Peacock-Farrell topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Sheffield won a home game hosting Morecambe (2-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sheffield Wednesday have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost three.

A decent goal production from Sheffield Wednesday in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Sheffield Wednesday have conceded only 10 goals.

L D D W W

Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wigan Athletic collect 32 points from their 13 away matches in the League One. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Things are running smoothly for Wigan Athletic who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Lincoln City.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Oxford United in the League One.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wigan playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Wigan Athletic wins, four draws and two defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Charlton Athletic in just four days.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Wigan Athletic are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Wigan Athletic as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other before in this season, with the final score Wigan Athletic - Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Sheffield Wednesday won seven games, zero matches ended in a draw and Wigan Athletic have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
14 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Lang
C. Lang
9 goals
Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
8 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 13 5 Played P 3 13 26
13 8 3 Won W 2 10 17
10 4 1 Drew D 0 2 5
6 1 1 Lost L 1 1 4
41 22 12 Scored S 6 29 48
32 10 7 Conceded C 5 12 25
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
76% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 88%
41% 38% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 58%
24% 15% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 23%
14% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 23% 15%
48% 54% 80% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 65%
38% 46% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 35%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 4%
 
6.2 6.6 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.8 6.1
5.2 4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 3.5 3.2
1.8 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.2 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.2 14.9 17.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 12.8 12.6
4.7 5.5 7.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.8 4.6
30% 31% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 40%
 
10.8 9.5 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.3 10.2 9.5
4 3.2 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 2.6
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 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.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most points (32) away in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+17) away in League One

  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 29 19 5 5 54 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 36 62
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Milton Keynes Dons 30 16 7 7 50 33 15 8 3 4 20 15 15 8 4 3 30 18 17 55
4 Sunderland 30 16 6 8 54 41 15 11 1 3 32 11 15 5 5 5 22 30 13 54
5 Oxford United 30 15 8 7 54 36 16 10 4 2 33 17 14 5 4 5 21 19 18 53
6 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
7 Sheffield Wednesday 29 13 10 6 41 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 9 49
8 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
9 Ipswich Town 30 12 8 10 48 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 10 44
10 Bolton Wanderers 29 11 6 12 42 38 14 7 4 3 26 17 15 4 2 9 16 21 4 39
11 Charlton Athletic 29 11 6 12 39 35 15 7 3 5 24 17 14 4 3 7 15 18 4 39
12 Burton Albion 29 11 6 12 35 36 15 7 3 5 23 17 14 4 3 7 12 19 -1 39
13 Portsmouth 28 10 8 10 32 30 13 6 3 4 18 14 15 4 5 6 14 16 2 38
14 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
15 Accrington Stanley 29 10 7 12 35 46 15 7 4 4 23 22 14 3 3 8 12 24 -11 37
16 Shrewsbury Town 30 8 9 13 28 32 15 7 4 4 18 14 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 33
17 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
18 Lincoln City 28 8 7 13 33 38 14 3 3 8 13 19 14 5 4 5 20 19 -5 31
19 Fleetwood Town 29 7 10 12 43 50 15 5 4 6 25 24 14 2 6 6 18 26 -7 31
20 AFC Wimbledon 29 6 12 11 36 45 14 2 9 3 18 20 15 4 3 8 18 25 -9 30
21 Morecambe 30 7 8 15 41 58 16 5 5 6 24 27 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 29
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 30 4 10 16 24 52 15 3 4 8 11 28 15 1 6 8 13 24 -28 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 30 6 4 20 22 58 15 4 3 8 12 24 15 2 1 12 10 34 -36 22

Sheffield Wednesday:
Wigan Athletic:
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 29 19 5 5 54 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 36 62
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Milton Keynes Dons 30 16 7 7 50 33 15 8 3 4 20 15 15 8 4 3 30 18 17 55
4 Sunderland 30 16 6 8 54 41 15 11 1 3 32 11 15 5 5 5 22 30 13 54
5 Oxford United 30 15 8 7 54 36 16 10 4 2 33 17 14 5 4 5 21 19 18 53
6 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
7 Sheffield Wednesday 29 13 10 6 41 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 9 49
8 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
9 Ipswich Town 30 12 8 10 48 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 10 44
10 Bolton Wanderers 29 11 6 12 42 38 14 7 4 3 26 17 15 4 2 9 16 21 4 39
11 Charlton Athletic 29 11 6 12 39 35 15 7 3 5 24 17 14 4 3 7 15 18 4 39
12 Burton Albion 29 11 6 12 35 36 15 7 3 5 23 17 14 4 3 7 12 19 -1 39
13 Portsmouth 28 10 8 10 32 30 13 6 3 4 18 14 15 4 5 6 14 16 2 38
14 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
15 Accrington Stanley 29 10 7 12 35 46 15 7 4 4 23 22 14 3 3 8 12 24 -11 37
16 Shrewsbury Town 30 8 9 13 28 32 15 7 4 4 18 14 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 33
17 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
18 Lincoln City 28 8 7 13 33 38 14 3 3 8 13 19 14 5 4 5 20 19 -5 31
19 Fleetwood Town 29 7 10 12 43 50 15 5 4 6 25 24 14 2 6 6 18 26 -7 31
20 AFC Wimbledon 29 6 12 11 36 45 14 2 9 3 18 20 15 4 3 8 18 25 -9 30
21 Morecambe 30 7 8 15 41 58 16 5 5 6 24 27 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 29
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 30 4 10 16 24 52 15 3 4 8 11 28 15 1 6 8 13 24 -28 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 30 6 4 20 22 58 15 4 3 8 12 24 15 2 1 12 10 34 -36 22

More from England - League One

Read more about League One

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.