Match

Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 0-2 and analysis

League OneMatchday 31Kick-off on February 5, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire

Burton Albion
0-2
Sheffield Wednesday

Full time

What was the result of Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Sheffield Wednesday won 0-2 on February 5, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 32′G. ByersSheffield Wednesday
  • 81′S. SowSheffield Wednesday

Official lineup for Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Burton Albion

3-4-2-1
  1. 8J. Powell
  1. 31L. Moult
  2. 16C. Shaughnessy
  1. 10H. Chapman
  2. 29J. Maddox
  3. 22W. Kokolo
  4. 37T. Hamer
  1. 12S. Hughes
  2. 4A. Oshilaja
  3. 2J. Brayford
  1. 24B. Garratt

Sheffield Wednesday

3-5-2
  1. 41N. Mendez-Laing
  2. 14G. Byers
  1. 21M. Luongo
  2. 2L. Palmer
  3. 18M. Johnson
  4. 10B. Bannan
  5. 38J. Storey
  1. 13C. Paterson
  2. 5S. Hutchinson
  3. 32J. Hunt
  1. 1B. Peacock-Farrell
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Burton Albion have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 7, 3 and 5.

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

Burton Albion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 29, 2022Lincoln(away)2-1League One
Jan 25, 2022Milton Keynes Dons(home)0-1League One
Jan 22, 2022AFC Wimbledon(home)1-1League One
Jan 15, 2022Gillingham(away)3-1League One
Jan 8, 2022Cheltenham(away)1-1League One
Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 1, 2022Morecambe(home)2-0League One
Jan 29, 2022Ipswich(home)1-0League One
Jan 22, 2022Oxford United(away)2-3League One
Jan 15, 2022Plymouth(home)4-2League One
Jan 2, 2022Shrewsbury(away)0-1League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Burton Albion wins, 2 draws, 0 Sheffield Wednesday wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 1, 2018Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Burton AlbionChampionship
Aug 26, 2017Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
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 Jan 1, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Burton Albion score 1.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Burton Albion1.81.139/159/15
Sheffield Wednesday1.51.556/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Burton Albion sit 15th in League One (17 points from 14 matches) and Sheffield Wednesday sit 9th (20 points from 13 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Sheffield Wednesday13553221420
15Burton Albion14455182117

A question about Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Burton Albion and Sheffield Wednesday