Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 0-2 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 16, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland
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What was the result of Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday?
Sheffield Wednesday won 0-2 on August 16, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 29′Marco MatiasSheffield Wednesday
- 79′A. ReachSheffield Wednesday
Official lineup for Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sunderland
4-4-1-1- 7C. Maguire
- 29E. Embleton
- 10G. Honeyman
- 13L. O'Nien
- 27M. Power
- 6L. Cattermole
- 33D. Hume
- 16R. James
- 15J. Baldwin
- 5A. Öztürk
- 1J. McLaughlin
Sheffield Wednesday
3-4-3- 19Marco Matias
- 9S. Fletcher
- 29A. Hunt
- 2L. Palmer
- 21George Boyd
- 10B. Bannan
- 35Frederik Fisker Nielsen
- 4J. van Aken
- 20A. Reach
- 15T. Lees
- 28J. Wildsmith
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2018 | Luton(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Charlton(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| May 6, 2018 | Wolves(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Fulham(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Burton Albion(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2018 | Hull City(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Wigan(away) | 2-3 | Championship |
| May 6, 2018 | Norwich(home) | 5-1 | Championship |
| Apr 28, 2018 | Wolves(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Reading(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Sunderland wins, 1 draw, 1 Sheffield Wednesday win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2018 | Sunderland 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday | Championship |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Sunderland | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday on Apr 2, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Sunderland score 1.4 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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