Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sheffield Wednesday FC

0 – 2

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Leeds United FC

Fri 23 Aug 2024 · 19:00 UTC Hillsborough 28,800 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 24' Brenden Aaronson

0–2 48' Daniel James

Y 28' Wilfried Gnonto

Y 49' Daniel James

Di'Shon Bernard 54' Y

Y 82' Ethan Ampadu

Dominic Iorfa 85' Y

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Assistant 1 Mark Scholes
Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 8 games · Avg 1.5 goals Leeds United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2024-03-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2023-09-02 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-01-11 Leeds United FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-10-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
18 Aug	Sunderland AFC	A	0–4	L
11 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	4–0	W
04 May	Sunderland AFC	A	2–0	W
27 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–0	W
21 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	3–1	W

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–0	W
17 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
10 Aug	Portsmouth FC	H	3–3	D
26 May	Southampton FC	H	0–1	L
16 May	Norwich City FC	H	4–0	W
12 May	Norwich City FC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Hillsborough that hosts another battle between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Leeds United FC.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' 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.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Leeds United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' Brenden Aaronson makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Leeds United FC are in front.
28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Wilfried Gnonto.
33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
38' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Farke might look to freshen things up shortly.
48' The deadlock is broken! Daniel James gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
49' Daniel James catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 49.
54' The referee has no hesitation. Di'Shon Bernard is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — card on 54.
59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Leeds United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
64' Sheffield Wednesday FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
69' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Pol Valentin Sancho is replaced by Ike Ugbo on 69 minute.
70' Djeidi Gassama is replacing Josh Windass for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
75' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
79' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Max Lowe by Michael Smith on 79 minute.
82' That looks like a foul for a card for Ethan Ampadu.
84' The crowd applauds Mateo Fernandez as he leaves the pitch. Joel Piroe steps in for Leeds United FC.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dominic Iorfa on 85 minutes.
88' The Leeds United FC bench stirs into life. Wilfried Gnonto is withdrawn and Joe Rothwell gets his opportunity.
89' The whistle greets Jamal Lowe as he departs to be replaced by Marvin Johnson.
90' Sam Byram gets the nod from Leeds United FC. He replaces Daniel James and will look to change the dynamic.
Leeds United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

2
Liam Palmer ↑ 79'
18
Marvin Johnson ↑ 89'
24
Michael Smith ↑ 79'
12
Ike Ugbo ↑ 69'
20
Michael Ihiekwe
41
Djeidi Gassama ↑ 70'
47
Pierce Charles
30
Sean Fusire
19
Olaf Kobacki

Coach Danny Röhl

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

26
Karl Darlow
25
Sam Byram ↑ 90'
8
Joe Rothwell ↑ 88'
21
Alex Cairns
30
Joe Gelhardt ↑ 90'
10
Joel Piroe ↑ 84'
56
James Debayo
50
Charlie Crewe
42
Sam Chambers

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jack Harrison	1
Jacob Murphy	1
Atdhe Nuhiu	1
Patrick Bamford	1
Wilfried Gnonto	1
Daniel James	1
Brenden Aaronson	1
Adam Reach	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-08-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2024-08-18 Sunderland AFC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-08-11 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-05-04 Sunderland AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-04-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-04-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Leeds United FC Form

2024-08-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2024-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2024-08-10 Leeds United FC 3–3 Portsmouth FC D 2024-05-26 Leeds United FC 0–1 Southampton FC L 2024-05-16 Leeds United FC 4–0 Norwich City FC W 2024-05-12 Norwich City FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.05 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.96 Leeds United FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC36% Draw33% Leeds United FC31%

Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Leeds United FC

64%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Leeds United FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw55% Leeds United FC21%

Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.8%

1 – 1

14.5%

1 – 0

12.7%

0 – 1

11.5%

2 – 0

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 1

2.5%

3 – 0

2.4%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Leeds United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	21%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	19%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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