Championship · 2025Mon, 15 Dec 2025, 20:00 UTCFull timeHillsborough StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSheffield WednesdayDerby County
Shots3 shots/match15 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match7 shots/match
Expected goals0.18 xG/match1.64 xG/match
Possession60%40%
Corners1 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match8 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.

Joe Ward · Derby County · 76′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSvante Ingelsson · Sheffield Wednesday · 75′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAndreas Weimann · Derby County · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSean Fusire · Sheffield Wednesday · 7′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Agyemang · Derby County · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Weimann · Derby County · 83′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKayden Jackson · Derby County · 89′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRhian Brewster · Derby County · 18′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Agyemang · Derby County · 32′ · 0.08 xG · goalRhian Brewster · Derby County · 39′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMatt Clarke · Derby County · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBen Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 38′ · 0.10 xG · on targetLiam Thompson · Derby County · 57′ · 0.11 xG · goalSean Fusire · Sheffield Wednesday · 59′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Agyemang · Derby County · 77′ · 0.12 xG · on targetBobby Clark · Derby County · 39′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedBen Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 44′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Agyemang · Derby County · 62′ · 0.44 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sheffield Wednesday: 3 shots, 1 on target, 0.18 xG. Derby County: 15 shots, 7 on target, 1.61 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Patrick Agyemang · Derby County · 32′Liam Thompson · Derby County · 57′Patrick Agyemang · Derby County · 62′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sheffield Wednesday 0.18 xG · Derby County 1.61 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Derby County's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Derby County's last-five shots average is above their season average.

13 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season9.65 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots13 shots/match9.65 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

Derby County have a visible away split

moderate

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

8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season9.65 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/match9.65 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Sheffield Wednesday favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Derby County in 8 · 5 too close

0.75 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 20/211.43 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 20/211.38 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 20/211.05 xG/match
1.85 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 20/211.27 xG/match
10.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 19/209.65 shots/match
15.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 19/2012.1 shots/match
3.26 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 19/203.2 shots/match
6.37 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 19/204.3 shots/match
47.4%Possessionseason · 19/2041.9%
5.11 corners/matchCornersseason · 19/205.05 corners/match
6.11 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 19/205.4 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 18/1912.2 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 · 20/2119%
55%Scoring frequencyseason · 20/2190%

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 Wednesday35.4
Derby County6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield Wednesday4.8
Derby County25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Sheffield Wednesday3.5
Derby County45.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Sheffield Wednesday6.2
Derby County22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield Wednesday77.1
Derby County93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 45%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield Wednesday43.8
Derby County39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sheffield Wednesday33.3
Derby County34.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
0.8 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.25 xG/match
7 shots/matchShots5/513 shots/match
2 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
50.6%Possession5/542%
3.4 corners/matchCorners5/56.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.8 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.25 xG/match
9.22 shots/matchShots9/1011.3 shots/match
2.89 shots/matchShots on target9/103.9 shots/match
51.2%Possession9/1040.3%
4.67 corners/matchCorners9/105.9 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.9 fouls/matchFouls9/1011.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

20 / 21 matches
0.75 goals/matchGoals scored20/211.43 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed20/211.38 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goals20/211.05 xG/match
10.2 shots/matchShots19/209.65 shots/match
3.26 shots/matchShots on target19/203.2 shots/match
47.4%Possession19/2041.9%
5.11 corners/matchCorners19/205.05 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls18/1912.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

11 / 10 matches
0.45 goals/matchGoals scored11/101.6 goals/match
2.45 goals/matchGoals allowed11/101.2 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals11/100.98 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShots10/108 shots/match
2.8 shots/matchShots on target10/103 shots/match
53.1%Possession10/1035.7%
5.5 corners/matchCorners10/104.3 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.9 fouls/matchFouls10/913 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.01 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.01 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples20 / 21home / 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: Tue, 16 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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