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Swansea City 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship

4–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Swansea City won 4–0.

Shots
223
Shots on target
60
Expected goals
1.870.06
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Swansea City beat Sheffield Wednesday 4–0. Recorded in this match (Swansea City – Sheffield Wednesday): shots 22–3, shots on target 6–0, expected goals 1.87–0.06, possession 61%–39%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sheffield Wednesday's recent record differs from the season

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Sheffield Wednesday's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.58 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0 goals/match0.58 goals/match1.29 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Sheffield Wednesday show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Sheffield Wednesday's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsSwansea City · Sheffield Wednesday8.63 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSwansea CitySheffield WednesdayBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match8.63 shots/match12.3 shots/match
Shots against11.9 shots/match15.4 shots/match12.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Swansea City have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.9% ●PossessionSwansea City · Sheffield Wednesday46.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSwansea CitySheffield WednesdayBaseline
Possession54.9%46.5%50.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots3 shotsSwansea City 22 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 3 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots0 shotsSwansea City 6 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.87 xG0.06 xGSwansea City 1.87 xG, Sheffield Wednesday 0.06 xG
  • Possession61%39%Swansea City 61%, Sheffield Wednesday 39%
  • Corners8 corners2 cornersSwansea City 8 corners, Sheffield Wednesday 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls15 foulsSwansea City 9 fouls, Sheffield Wednesday 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Josh Tymon · Swansea City · 7′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMarko Stamenić · Swansea City · 10′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJarvis Thornton · Sheffield Wednesday · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJamal Lowe · Sheffield Wednesday · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Nunes · Swansea City · 53′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCharlie McNeill · Sheffield Wednesday · 43′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 48′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Nunes · Swansea City · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 18′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 28′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 33′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 21′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 75′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 39′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBen Cabango · Swansea City · 84′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 54′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Nunes · Swansea City · 63′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 70′ · 0.11 xG · goalLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedMalick Yalcouyé · Swansea City · 88′ · 0.16 xG · goalŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 79′ · 0.26 xG · goalGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 19′ · 0.40 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
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Swansea City: 22 shots, 6 on target, 1.84 xG. Sheffield Wednesday: 3 shots, 0 on target, 0.07 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Gonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 19′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 70′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 79′Malick Yalcouyé · Swansea City · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Swansea City 1.84 xG · Sheffield Wednesday 0.07 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Swansea City
2Draws
1Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday — Swansea City · Championship0–2
Swansea City — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship0–1
Sheffield Wednesday — Swansea City · Championship0–0
Sheffield Wednesday — Swansea City · Championship1–1
Swansea City — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Swansea City favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Sheffield Wednesday in 0

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Window

Season

Swansea City31 matchesSheffield Wednesday31 matches
1.23 goals/match ▲Goals scored31/310.58 goals/match
1.19 goals/match ▲Goals allowed31/312 goals/match
1.03 xG/match ▲Expected goals31/310.84 xG/match
12.5 shots/match ▲Shots30/308.63 shots/match
4.03 shots/match ▲Shots on target30/302.53 shots/match
54.9% ●Possession30/3046.5%
4.93 corners/match ●Corners30/304.63 corners/match
9.93 fouls/matchFouls29/2911.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 31home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 8 Feb 2026, 16:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSwansea CitySheffield Wednesday
CompetitionChampionshipChampionship 2025/26
Head-to-headSwansea City — Sheffield Wednesday
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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