Sunday , 16 August 2026

Forest Green Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Forest Green Rovers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sun 26 Mar 2023 · 12:00 UTC New Lawn Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 48' Reece James
Harvey Bunker 66' Y
Harvey Bunker 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Forest Green Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — League One at New Lawn Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Forest Green Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-26 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-08-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Forest Green Rovers FC

Recent Form

Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
18 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–2 L
11 Mar Bristol Rovers FC H 1–3 L
04 Mar Accrington Stanley FC A 1–2 L
25 Feb Lincoln City FC H 1–1 D
18 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 0–4 L
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Mar Forest Green Rovers FC A 0–1 L
21 Mar Barnsley FC A 2–4 L
17 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
11 Mar Portsmouth FC A 1–0 W
04 Mar Peterborough United FC H 1–0 W
25 Feb Charlton Athletic FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Forest Green Rovers FC welcome Sheffield Wednesday FC for this crunch clash at New Lawn Stadium.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' The 27-year-old Dennis Adeniran has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Dominic Iorfa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Forest Green Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
  • 25' Will Vaulks needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' A goal from the Jamaica international Jordan Garrick! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-0!
  • 35' Jordan Garrick doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Forest Green Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Forest Green Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Dominic Iorfa by Jack Hunt on 46 minute.
  • 48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Reece James.
  • 53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Forest Green Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Marvin Johnson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Will Vaulks on, Dennis Adeniran off on 64 minutes.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Harvey Bunker.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harvey Bunker.
  • 72' Jamie Robson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Forest Green Rovers FC team. Jordan Garrick is replaced by Tyrese Omotoye on 74 minute.
  • 79' Brandon Cooper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
  • 80' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Reece James trudges off to be replaced by Akin Famewo on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Forest Green Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lee Gregory suffering a number of foals already.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Duncan Ferguson

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Garrick 2
Dominic Bernard 1
Lee Gregory 1
Barry Bannan 1
Liam Palmer 1
Josh Windass 1

Head to Head

2023-03-26 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-08-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Forest Green Rovers FC

Forest Green Rovers FC Form

2023-03-26 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-03-18 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-03-11 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–3 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-03-04 Accrington Stanley FC 2–1 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-02-25 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2023-02-18 Ipswich Town FC 4–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-03-26 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-03-21 Barnsley FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-03-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2023-03-11 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-03-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Peterborough United FC W 2023-02-25 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.15 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Forest Green Rovers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Forest Green Rovers FC35% Draw29% Sheffield Wednesday FC36%
Actual: Forest Green Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Forest Green Rovers FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
65%
Forest Green Rovers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Forest Green Rovers FC22% Draw49% Sheffield Wednesday FC29%
Actual: Forest Green Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Forest Green Rovers FC

Handicap Forest Green Rovers FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.