Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Exeter City FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Sheffield Wednesday FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Exeter City FC
Sat 22 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 64' Jake Caprice
Liam Palmer 78' Y
Callum Paterson 80' Y
Will Vaulks 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Exeter City FC — League One at Hillsborough.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

2
1
Sheffield Wednesday FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Exeter City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Exeter City FC 2022-12-10 Exeter City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-01-09 Exeter City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Exeter City FC H 2–1 W
18 Apr Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W
15 Apr Burton Albion FC A 2–3 L
10 Apr Accrington Stanley FC H 3–0 W
07 Apr Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
01 Apr Lincoln City FC H 1–1 D
Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Derby County FC H 1–2 L
15 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–1 L
10 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–3 L
07 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
01 Apr Fleetwood Town FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC
Jamal Lowe 4 G 1 A
Louie Barry 3 G 1 A
Callum Slattery 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sheffield Wednesday FC welcome Exeter City FC for this crunch clash at Hillsborough.
  • 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.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough. Exeter City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It’s high time Gary Caldwell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Jaden Brown needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Exeter City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Will Vaulks is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their trying to find a way past Exeter City FC's compact .
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josh Key makes it 0-1.
  • 52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Dennis Adeniran comes on to replace Aden Flint.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Lee Gregory makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 64' Jake Caprice picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Will Aimson, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' Exeter City FC ring the changes. Josh Coley has done his job and it is now time for Sonny Cox to step up.
  • 71' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Ihiekwe is hanging Jaden Brown on the field on 71 minute.
  • 74' Magnificent from Callum Paterson! That is 38 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 78' A moment of madness from Liam Palmer on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Callum Paterson.
  • 81' Another change for Exeter City FC made on 81 minute. Jack Sparkes leaves to be changed by Pedro Borges.
  • 83' The whistle greets Lee Gregory as he departs to be replaced by Tyreeq Bakinson.
  • 88' Sheffield Wednesday FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Exeter City FC! Joe White comes on to replace Archie Collins.
  • 90' Will Vaulks has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Paterson 3
Adam Reach 1
Jake Caprice 1
Lee Gregory 1
Josh Key 1

Head to Head

2023-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Exeter City FC 2022-12-10 Exeter City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-01-09 Exeter City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Exeter City FC W 2023-04-18 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-04-15 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-04-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2023-04-07 Oxford United FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2023-04-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D

Exeter City FC Form

2023-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Exeter City FC L 2023-04-18 Exeter City FC 1–2 Derby County FC L 2023-04-15 Exeter City FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2023-04-10 Peterborough United FC 3–1 Exeter City FC L 2023-04-07 Exeter City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2023-04-01 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.68 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Exeter City FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC57% Draw25% Exeter City FC18%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Exeter City FC
43%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Exeter City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC37% Draw46% Exeter City FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Exeter City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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