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
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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- 8Chris O'Grady
- 10L. Akins
- 9Stuart Beavon
- 16M. Palmer
- 36J. Irvine
- 15T. Naylor
- 11Lloyd Dyer
- 4John Michael Lewis Mousinho
- 5K. McFadzean
- 6Ben Howard Turner
- 1J. McLaughlin
Sheffield Wednesday
4-4-2- 14Gary Hooper
- 6S. Fletcher
- 41B. Bannan
- 7Almen Abdi
- 5K. Lee
- 24José Semedo
- 33R. Wallace
- 23S. Hutchinson
- 32J. Hunt
- 36Daniel Pudil
- 1K. Westwood
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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 | Bristol City(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 10, 2016 | Bury(home) | 3-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 3-4 | Championship |
| May 8, 2016 | Doncaster(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Gillingham(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 | Norwich(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Aug 9, 2016 | Cambridge United(away) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Aston Villa(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| May 28, 2016 | Hull City(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| May 16, 2016 | Brighton(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Albion | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 29 | 89 | 0 |
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