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Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 1-1 and analysis

ChampionshipMatchday 5Kick-off on August 26, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire

Burton Albion
1-1
Sheffield Wednesday

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What was the result of Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Burton Albion and Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 on August 26, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 36′Gary HooperSheffield Wednesday
  • 65′J. MasonBurton Albion

Official lineup for Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Burton Albion

4-4-2
  1. 17Marvin Sordell
  2. 10L. Akins
  1. 15T. Naylor
  2. 7Luke John Murphy
  3. 11Lloyd Dyer
  4. 9S. Scannell
  1. 14Damien McCrory
  2. 23Jake Buxton
  3. 5K. McFadzean
  4. 6Ben Howard Turner
  1. 1S. Bywater

Sheffield Wednesday

4-4-2
  1. 14Gary Hooper
  2. 9S. Fletcher
  1. 21George Boyd
  2. 10B. Bannan
  3. 3David Jones
  4. 6M. Fox
  1. 20A. Reach
  2. 15T. Lees
  3. 2J. Hunt
  4. 36Daniel Pudil
  1. 1K. Westwood
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Burton Albion have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 8, 4 and 3.

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

Burton Albion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2017Cardiff(away)2-1League Cup
Aug 18, 2017Birmingham(home)2-1Championship
Aug 15, 2017Middlesbrough(away)0-2Championship
Aug 12, 2017Hull City(away)1-4Championship
Aug 9, 2017Oldham(away)3-2League Cup
Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2017Bolton(away)2-3League Cup
Aug 19, 2017Fulham(away)1-0Championship
Aug 16, 2017Sunderland(home)1-1Championship
Aug 12, 2017QPR(home)1-1Championship
Aug 8, 2017Chesterfield(home)4-1League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Burton Albion win, 1 draw, 0 Sheffield Wednesday wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 7, 2017Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Burton AlbionChampionship
Aug 16, 2016Burton Albion 3-1 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship

Last archived meeting: Sheffield Wednesday vs Burton Albion on Mar 7, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Burton Albion score 1.4 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.5 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Burton Albion1.41.7210/158/15
Sheffield Wednesday1.50.959/157/15

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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