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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
03 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
29 Sep Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
23 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
19 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
16 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
03 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–4 L
30 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
25 Sep Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
20 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
16 Sep Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sheffield Wednesday FC get us underway at Hillsborough.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Huddersfield Town AFC's compact 3-5-2.
  • 15' 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 Nicholls suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Darren Moore will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' England international Dominic Iorfa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Huddersfield Town AFC 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.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' It’s high time Xisco Munoz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' 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.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Will Vaulks.
  • 62' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Lee Gregory departs to be replaced by Mallik Wilks.
  • 66' Josh Koroma makes way for Kian Harratt at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 67' Thomas Edwards makes way for Ben Wiles at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 77' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Callum Paterson is withdrawn and John Buckley gets his opportunity.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Delano Burgzorg by Brahima Diarra on 83 minute.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Pol Valentin Sancho on, Reece James off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan Hogg argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.06 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC37% Draw33% Huddersfield Town AFC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
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 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
63%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC25% Draw55% Huddersfield Town AFC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
11.3%
2 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.6%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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