Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County meet at Hillsborough, in a match for the 23rd round of the Championship. In this stadium, the head-to-head history indicates total balance between these two teams, as there were 2 wins for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 29‑02‑2020, for the Championship, which ended with the victory of Derby County by (1‑3). The goals of the match were scored by J. Windass (74 ‘), for Sheffield Wednesday, and by T. Lawrence (24’ and 7 ‘) and J. Knight (30′), for Derby County. In this game the home factor may be decisive, as Derby County presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Sheff Wed:
After 5 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in 22nd position, with 16 points won. In their last match, they beat Middlesbrough at home by (2‑1), after having drawn (1‑1) away in the previous match, against Blackburn Rovers. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 8 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 3 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 10 goals scored and 16 suffered. For the championship, Sheffield Wednesday won 13 points out of a possible 30, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games they played at their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (7 out of 11 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 8 of the last 11 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 22 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to come back.
The Sheffield Wednesday team enters this match with a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough, adding the third straight match without losing in this English second division: the team’s goals were signed by Liam Shaw and Callum Paterson. Coach Neil Thompson is expected to bring the team back to 3-5-2 where Callum Paterson and Josh Windass will occupy the top positions – these players are Sheffield Wednesday’s top scorers with 3 goals each. For this match, the home team cannot count on Dominic Iorfa and Julian Borner due to physical problems.
Derby :
The visiting team is currently in 20th position, with 19 points won, after 4 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Preston North End by (0‑1). In the last match, they won away against Birmingham City by (0‑4). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 1 victory, 6 draws and 8 defeats in their stadium. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Derby County has 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, for which they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (5 out of 10 matches). In 21 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never managed to come back. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Derby County arrived motivated for this match after a 0-4 victory on the Birmingham field trip, thus returning to the triumphs after the loss to Preston North End: the team’s goals were signed by Krystian Bielik, Graeme Shinnie , Jason Knight and Colin Kazim-Richards. In this match against Sheffield Wednesday, manager Wayne Rooney is expected to favor maintaining possession of the ball and organized attacks, always with the aim of not giving his opponent space. Colin Kazim-Richards is this team’s top scorer with 3 goals scored. For this game, the visiting team cannot count on Tom Lawrence and Curtis Davies, both with physical problems.
