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Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 3-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 16, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire

Burton Albion
3-1
Sheffield Wednesday

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What was the result of Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Burton Albion won 3-1 on August 16, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 7′K. McFadzeanBurton Albion
  • 12′Gary HooperSheffield Wednesday (pen.)
  • 45′J. IrvineBurton Albion
  • 77′Lloyd DyerBurton Albion

Official lineup for Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Burton Albion

3-5-2
  1. 8Chris O'Grady
  2. 10L. Akins
  1. 9Stuart Beavon
  2. 16M. Palmer
  3. 36J. Irvine
  4. 15T. Naylor
  5. 11Lloyd Dyer
  1. 4John Michael Lewis Mousinho
  2. 5K. McFadzean
  3. 6Ben Howard Turner
  1. 1J. McLaughlin

Sheffield Wednesday

4-4-2
  1. 14Gary Hooper
  2. 6S. Fletcher
  1. 41B. Bannan
  2. 7Almen Abdi
  3. 5K. Lee
  4. 24José Semedo
  1. 33R. Wallace
  2. 23S. Hutchinson
  3. 32J. 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 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Burton Albion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2016Bristol City(home)1-2Championship
Aug 10, 2016Bury(home)3-2League Cup
Aug 6, 2016Nottingham Forest(away)3-4Championship
May 8, 2016Doncaster(away)0-0League One
Apr 30, 2016Gillingham(home)2-1League One
Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2016Norwich(away)0-0Championship
Aug 9, 2016Cambridge United(away)1-2League Cup
Aug 7, 2016Aston Villa(home)1-0Championship
May 28, 2016Hull City(away)0-1Championship
May 16, 2016Brighton(away)1-1Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Burton Albion score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.2 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Burton Albion1.31.157/157/15
Sheffield Wednesday1.20.977/156/15

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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