Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday

Sat 26 Dec, 15:00 UTC · Matchweek 21 · probabilities and historical statistics

Predicted outcome

Burton Albion win · Most likely 38.2%
Draw 28.8%
Sheffield Wednesday win 33.0%

Limited history for Sheffield Wednesday. Fewer past top flight matches on record means these figures are less reliable than usual.

Event markets

Both teams to score 54%Avg 53%
Over 1.5 goals 73%Avg 73%
Over 2.5 goals 47%Avg 51%
Burton Albion clean sheet 29%Avg 30%
Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet 26%Avg 24%
Over 8.5 corners 72%Avg 65%
Over 9.5 corners 60%Avg 53%
Over 2.5 cards 68%Avg 73%
Over 3.5 cards 46%Avg 53%

This match League average

Predicted Score

1-09.7%
2-18.5%
2-06.6%

Team comparison

Attack Defense Form Discipline Cleansheets
  • Burton Albion
  • Sheffield Wednesday

Did you know?

  • Matches between these two have averaged 5.0 goals, well above the league average of 2.6.
  • Burton Albion have won just 2 of their last 10 matches.
  • Sheffield Wednesday's matches have had over 9.5 corners in 7 of their last 10 (corner data on file).
  • Burton Albion have won just 3 of their last 10 home matches.

H2H

All 4 meetings on file.

DateHomeScoreAway
15 Apr 23 Burton Albion 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday
29 Oct 22 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Burton Albion
01 Mar 22 Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Burton Albion
05 Feb 22 Burton Albion 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday
4meetings
  • Burton Albion win · 1 (25%)
  • Draw · 0 (0%)
  • Sheffield Wednesday win · 3 (75%)
Avg. total goals 5.00 League avg: 2.62
Over 2.5 goals 75% League avg: 51%
Both teams to score 75% League avg: 53%
Whoever hosts wins 75% League avg: 44%
Avg. total corners 10.00 League avg: 10.48
Avg. total cards 2.50 League avg: 3.78
Burton Albion avg. goals 1.75 League avg: 1.31
Sheffield Wednesday avg. goals 3.25 League avg: 1.31

Biggest win: Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Burton Albion (01 Mar 22).

Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday head to head: in the previous 4 meetings, Burton Albion have won once, Sheffield Wednesday have won 3 times and none ended in a draw. Burton Albion scored 7 goals and Sheffield Wednesday scored 13 goals in these matches. The latest meeting, on 15 Apr 2023, was won 3-2 by Burton Albion, at home against Sheffield Wednesday. Across these matches, both teams scored in 3 of 4 and 3 had over 2.5 goals. Sheffield Wednesday kept 1.

How they play

Each line runs across the 24 clubs of the league, from up to the last 19 league games of each. A marker at either end means the most or least of that measure.

Burton Albion
  • Shoots on sight
  • Plays on the floor
  • Set piece heavy
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Open play side
  • Plays on the floor
  • Keeps the ball
  • Possession
    Cedes the ballKeeps the ball
    47% 16th of 24 56% 4th of 24
  • Shot selection
    Shoots on sightWaits for the chance
    0.09 xG a shot 20th of 24 0.11 xG a shot 9th of 24
  • Set pieces
    Open playSet pieces
    35% of xG 7th of 24 16% of xG 23rd of 24
  • Route to goal
    On the groundCrosses and headers
    15% of shots 19th of 24 14% of shots 22nd of 24

Where they differ

  • Burton Albion get more of their chances from set pieces than Sheffield Wednesday, 35% against 16%.
  • Sheffield Wednesday see much more of the ball than Burton Albion, 56% against 47%.
  • Sheffield Wednesday wait for better chances than Burton Albion, 0.11 xG a shot against 0.09.

Ball Stats (Last 10 games)

Burton Albion Sheffield Wednesday
10 (1.0 avg) Goals 13 (1.3 avg)
123 (12.3 avg) Total Shots 142 (14.2 avg)
36 (3.6 avg) Shots on Target 51 (5.1 avg)
40 (4.0 avg) Blocked Shots 35 (3.5 avg)
50 (5.0 avg) Corners 58 (5.8 avg)
737 (73.7 avg) Attacks 825 (82.5 avg)
380 (38.0 avg) Dangerous Attacks 401 (40.1 avg)
81 (8.1 avg) Key Passes 104 (10.4 avg)
3772 (377.2 avg) Passes 4661 (466.1 avg)
2760 (73%) Pass Accuracy 3742 (80%)
49% Ball Possession 56%

Disciplinary/Tackles (Last 10 games)

Burton Albion Sheffield Wednesday
0 (0.0 avg) Red Cards 2 (0.2 avg)
16 (1.6 avg) Yellow Cards 23 (2.3 avg)
171 (17.1 avg) Tackles 148 (14.8 avg)
119 (11.9 avg) Fouls 111 (11.1 avg)
8 (0.8 avg) Offsides 14 (1.6 avg)
551 (55.1 avg) Duels Won 501 (50.1 avg)
188 (18.8 avg) Aerial Duels Won 192 (19.2 avg)

Previous Game Statistics (Last 10)

Burton Albion

1.5Goals
  • Under · 3 (30%)
  • Over · 7 (70%)
7.5Corners
  • Under · 2 (20%)
  • Over · 8 (80%)
2.5Goals
  • Under · 4 (40%)
  • Over · 6 (60%)
8.5Corners
  • Under · 2 (20%)
  • Over · 8 (80%)
3.5Goals
  • Under · 6 (60%)
  • Over · 4 (40%)
9.5Corners
  • Under · 5 (50%)
  • Over · 5 (50%)
CS
  • Yes · 2 (20%)
  • No · 8 (80%)
BTTS
  • Yes · 5 (50%)
  • No · 5 (50%)

Sheffield Wednesday

1.5Goals
  • Under · 2 (20%)
  • Over · 8 (80%)
7.5Corners
  • Under · 2 (20%)
  • Over · 8 (80%)
2.5Goals
  • Under · 6 (60%)
  • Over · 4 (40%)
8.5Corners
  • Under · 2 (20%)
  • Over · 8 (80%)
3.5Goals
  • Under · 8 (80%)
  • Over · 2 (20%)
9.5Corners
  • Under · 3 (30%)
  • Over · 7 (70%)
CS
  • Yes · 3 (30%)
  • No · 7 (70%)
BTTS
  • Yes · 5 (50%)
  • No · 5 (50%)