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Sheffield Wednesday vs Nottingham Forest: result 3-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 9, 2017 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Hillsborough, Sheffield

Sheffield Wednesday
3-1
Nottingham Forest

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What was the result of Sheffield Wednesday vs Nottingham Forest?

Sheffield Wednesday won 3-1 on September 9, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 23′Gary HooperSheffield Wednesday
  • 29′B. OsbornNottingham Forest
  • 63′S. FletcherSheffield Wednesday
  • 70′K. LeeSheffield Wednesday

Official lineup for Sheffield Wednesday vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sheffield Wednesday

4-4-2
  1. 14Gary Hooper
  2. 9S. Fletcher
  1. 10B. Bannan
  2. 5K. Lee
  3. 3David Jones
  4. 33R. Wallace
  1. 4J. van Aken
  2. 20A. Reach
  3. 15T. Lees
  4. 2J. Hunt
  1. 1K. Westwood

Nottingham Forest

3-1-4-2
  1. 17B. Brereton
  2. 16Z. Clough
  1. 35J. Cummings
  2. 10B. McKay
  3. 11B. Osborn
  4. 7L. Bridcutt
  1. 42J. Worrall
  1. 27T. Darikwa
  2. 13D. Fox
  3. 25J. Hobbs
  1. 43J. Smith
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sheffield Wednesday have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Nottingham Forest have 8, 1 and 6.

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

Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2017Burton Albion(away)1-1Championship
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
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2017Leeds(home)0-2Championship
Aug 23, 2017Newcastle(away)3-2League Cup
Aug 19, 2017Middlesbrough(home)2-1Championship
Aug 15, 2017Barnsley(away)1-2Championship
Aug 12, 2017Brentford(away)4-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 0 draws, 1 Nottingham Forest win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 18, 2017Nottingham Forest 1-2 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Sep 24, 2016Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Mar 12, 2016Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Oct 31, 2015Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Jan 10, 2015Nottingham Forest 0-2 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Aug 30, 2014Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Wednesday on Feb 18, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Sheffield Wednesday score 1.4 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 1.5 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sheffield Wednesday1.41.0410/157/15
Nottingham Forest1.51.337/157/15

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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