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Leeds United FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Leeds United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 13 Apr 2019 · 16:30 UTC Elland Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 6' Tom Lees
Jack Harrison 16' Y
Kalvin Phillips 45' Y
Y 47' Sam Hutchinson

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Ian Cooper

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
3
1
Leeds United FC 8 games · Avg 1.5 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-13 Leeds United FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
09 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–0 W
06 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
30 Mar Millwall FC H 3–2 W
16 Mar Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
12 Mar Reading FC A 3–0 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
09 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 3–0 W
06 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L
30 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
16 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 4–2 W
12 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Leeds United FC have kicked off against Sheffield Wednesday FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 6' Controversy at the stadium! Tom Lees argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 11' Leeds United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's shape.
  • 16' Jack Harrison has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' 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 Pontus Jansson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Adam Reach trudges off to be replaced by Marco Matias on 41 minutes.
  • 45' Kalvin Phillips is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 47' Sam Hutchinson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 52' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Liam Palmer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leeds United FC tonight.
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' Another substitution for Leeds United AFC to replace Patrick Bamford by Kemar Roofe on 64 minute.
  • 65' Against the run of play, Jack Harrison has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 66' Fernando Forestieri gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Gary Hooper and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Atdhe Nuhiu comes on to replace Steven Fletcher.
  • 77' Another change for Leeds United AFC made on 77 minute. Mateusz Klich leaves to be changed by Adam Forshaw.
  • 82' It looks surprising Leeds United FC does not make any changes. Barry Bannan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Leeds United AFC. Jack Harrison is replaced by Stuart Dallas.
  • 1-0 the final result. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Atdhe Nuhiu 1
Patrick Bamford 1
Wilfried Gnonto 1
Daniel James 1
Brenden Aaronson 1
Adam Reach 1
Ao Tanaka 1
Mateusz Klich 1

Head to Head

2019-04-13 Leeds United FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leeds United FC

Leeds United FC Form

2019-04-13 Leeds United FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2019-04-06 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2019-03-30 Leeds United FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2019-03-16 Leeds United FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2019-03-12 Reading FC 0–3 Leeds United FC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-04-13 Leeds United FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-04-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC L 2019-03-30 Stoke City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-03-12 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC45% Draw31% Sheffield Wednesday FC24%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
55%
Leeds United FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC27% Draw55% Sheffield Wednesday FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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