Championship · 2025Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 12:30 UTCFull timeHillsborough StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSheffield WednesdayWrexham
Shots5 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals0.39 xG/match1.44 xG/match
Possession31%69%
Corners3 corners/match8 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match7 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Liberato Cacace · Wrexham · 54′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMax Cleworth · Wrexham · 36′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYan Valery · Sheffield Wednesday · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNathan Broadhead · Wrexham · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJosh Windass · Wrexham · 71′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJosh Windass · Wrexham · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJamal Lowe · Sheffield Wednesday · 77′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIssa Kaboré · Wrexham · 4′ · 0.05 xG · on targetNathan Broadhead · Wrexham · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBen Sheaf · Wrexham · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJerry Yates · Sheffield Wednesday · 9′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJamal Lowe · Sheffield Wednesday · 77′ · 0.10 xG · on targetSam Smith · Wrexham · 65′ · 0.11 xG · on targetBailey Cadamarteri · Sheffield Wednesday · 77′ · 0.14 xG · on targetCallum Doyle · Wrexham · 34′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedSam Smith · Wrexham · 74′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedSam Smith · Wrexham · 58′ · 0.65 xG · goal
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Sheffield Wednesday: 5 shots, 2 on target, 0.39 xG. Wrexham: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.47 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Sam Smith · Wrexham · 58′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sheffield Wednesday 0.39 xG · Wrexham 1.47 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sheffield Wednesday's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Wrexham's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.62 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/match0.62 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Wrexham have a visible away split

strong

Wrexham's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season11.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8 shots/match11.3 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Sheffield Wednesday, Wrexham.

6.9 daysRest daysSheffield Wednesday · Wrexham6.9 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSheffield WednesdayWrexhamBaseline
Rest days6.9 days6.9 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Sheffield Wednesday
1Draws
0Wrexham
WrexhamSheffield Wednesday · Championship22

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Sheffield Wednesday favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Wrexham in 11 · 3 too close

0.62 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 29/301.47 goals/match
1.97 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 29/301.23 goals/match
0.88 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 29/301.22 xG/match
1.86 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 29/301.36 xG/match
9.07 shots/matchShotsseason · 28/2911.3 shots/match
15.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 28/2914.5 shots/match
2.68 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 28/293.79 shots/match
6.14 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 28/294.45 shots/match
46.5%Possessionseason · 28/2947.6%
4.82 corners/matchCornersseason · 28/294.48 corners/match
6.25 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 28/295.59 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 27/289.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
10%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 29/3027%
45%Scoring frequencyseason · 29/3087%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Sheffield Wednesday31.2
Wrexham35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield Wednesday2.1
Wrexham45.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Sheffield Wednesday2.1
Wrexham29.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Sheffield Wednesday2.1
Wrexham35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield Wednesday72.9
Wrexham6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield Wednesday31.2
Wrexham14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Sheffield Wednesday27.1
Wrexham19.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
0.38 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.96 xG/match
5.2 shots/matchShots5/513.4 shots/match
1.2 shots/matchShots on target5/54 shots/match
44.2%Possession5/555%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/102 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
0.51 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.18 xG/match
6.3 shots/matchShots10/1012.7 shots/match
1.4 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
46.1%Possession10/1051.8%
3.9 corners/matchCorners10/105.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls10/109.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

29 / 30 matches
0.62 goals/matchGoals scored29/301.47 goals/match
1.97 goals/matchGoals allowed29/301.23 goals/match
0.88 xG/matchExpected goals29/301.22 xG/match
9.07 shots/matchShots28/2911.3 shots/match
2.68 shots/matchShots on target28/293.79 shots/match
46.5%Possession28/2947.6%
4.82 corners/matchCorners28/294.48 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls27/289.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

16 / 15 matches
0.44 goals/matchGoals scored16/151.2 goals/match
2.06 goals/matchGoals allowed16/151 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals16/150.89 xG/match
9.4 shots/matchShots15/158 shots/match
2.33 shots/matchShots on target15/152.93 shots/match
49.9%Possession15/1543.5%
4.93 corners/matchCorners15/153.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFouls15/1410.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples29 / 30home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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