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Aston Villa vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 9Kick-off on September 22, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
1-2
Sheffield Wednesday

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Sheffield Wednesday won 1-2 on September 22, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 49′Marco MatiasSheffield Wednesday
  • 53′J. McGinnAston Villa
  • 67′S. FletcherSheffield Wednesday

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Sheffield Wednesday

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-4-2
  1. 18T. Abraham
  2. 26Jonathan Adjo Kodjia
  1. 7J. McGinn
  2. 10J. Grealish
  3. 14C. Hourihane
  4. 37A. Adomah
  1. 27Ahmed El Mohamady
  2. 15M. Jedinak
  3. 5J. Chester
  4. 21Alan Hutton
  1. 1Ø. Nyland

Sheffield Wednesday

3-4-3
  1. 19Marco Matias
  2. 9S. Fletcher
  3. 8J. Pelupessy
  1. 10B. Bannan
  2. 24A. Baker
  3. 42M. Penney
  4. 20A. Reach
  1. 34M. Hector
  2. 15T. Lees
  3. 36Daniel Pudil
  1. 25C. Dawson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 18, 2018Rotherham(home)2-0Championship
Sep 15, 2018Blackburn(away)1-1Championship
Sep 1, 2018Sheffield Utd(away)1-4Championship
Aug 28, 2018Burton Albion(away)0-1League Cup
Aug 25, 2018Reading(home)1-1Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 19, 2018Nottingham Forest(away)1-2Championship
Sep 15, 2018Stoke City(home)2-2Championship
Sep 1, 2018Reading(away)2-1Championship
Aug 28, 2018Wolves(home)0-2League Cup
Aug 25, 2018Ipswich(home)2-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Aston Villa wins, 0 draws, 2 Sheffield Wednesday wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 24, 2018Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Aston VillaChampionship
Nov 4, 2017Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Mar 11, 2017Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Aug 7, 2016Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston VillaChampionship

Last archived meeting: Sheffield Wednesday vs Aston Villa on Feb 24, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.7 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa1.11.148/154/15
Sheffield Wednesday1.71.349/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
24Sheffield Wednesday462123229890

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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