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Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Blackburn Rovers won 1–0.

Shots
92
Shots on target
61
Expected goals
0.90.34
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0. Recorded in this match (Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield Wednesday): shots 9–2, shots on target 6–1, expected goals 0.9–0.34, possession 46%–54%. 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

moderate

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

0 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.6 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/match0.6 goals/match1.32 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday.

3.2 days ▲Rest daysBlackburn Rovers · Sheffield Wednesday3.3 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBlackburn RoversSheffield WednesdayBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.3 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Sheffield Wednesday show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

11.9 shots/match ▲ShotsBlackburn Rovers · Sheffield Wednesday8.83 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBlackburn RoversSheffield WednesdayBaseline
Shots11.9 shots/match8.83 shots/match12.3 shots/match
Shots against11.2 shots/match15.2 shots/match12.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots2 shotsBlackburn Rovers 9 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 2 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotBlackburn Rovers 6 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.9 xG0.34 xGBlackburn Rovers 0.9 xG, Sheffield Wednesday 0.34 xG
  • Possession46%54%Blackburn Rovers 46%, Sheffield Wednesday 54%
  • Corners8 corners2 cornersBlackburn Rovers 8 corners, Sheffield Wednesday 2 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls12 foulsBlackburn Rovers 13 fouls, Sheffield Wednesday 12 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.

Hayden Carter · Blackburn Rovers · 19′ · 0.02 xG · on targetTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 1′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMathias Jørgensen · Blackburn Rovers · 45′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLewis Miller · Blackburn Rovers · 86′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 23′ · 0.05 xG · on targetCharlie McNeill · Sheffield Wednesday · 50′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 26′ · 0.08 xG · on targetRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 11′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedEiran Cashin · Blackburn Rovers · 12′ · 0.25 xG · goalAndri Guðjohnsen · Blackburn Rovers · 69′ · 0.26 xG · on targetJamal Lowe · Sheffield Wednesday · 47′ · 0.28 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Blackburn Rovers: 9 shots, 6 on target, 0.90 xG. Sheffield Wednesday: 2 shots, 1 on target, 0.35 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Eiran Cashin · Blackburn Rovers · 12′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Blackburn Rovers 0.90 xG · Sheffield Wednesday 0.35 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Blackburn Rovers
2Draws
2Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday — Blackburn Rovers · Championship0–0
Blackburn Rovers — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship2–2
Sheffield Wednesday — Blackburn Rovers · Championship0–1
Blackburn Rovers — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship1–3
Sheffield Wednesday — Blackburn Rovers · Championship3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Blackburn Rovers favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Sheffield Wednesday in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Blackburn Rovers30 matchesSheffield Wednesday30 matches
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals scored30/300.6 goals/match
1.27 goals/match ▲Goals allowed30/301.93 goals/match
1.27 xG/match ▲Expected goals30/300.87 xG/match
11.9 shots/match ▲Shots29/298.83 shots/match
3.38 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/292.62 shots/match
50.3% ●Possession29/2946.7%
5.76 corners/match ●Corners29/294.72 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls29/2811.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 30home / 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: Tue, 3 Feb 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsBlackburn RoversSheffield Wednesday
CompetitionChampionshipChampionship 2025/26
Head-to-headBlackburn Rovers — Sheffield Wednesday
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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