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League One · 2026

Huddersfield Town 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday · League One

2–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday drew 2–2.

Shots
1015
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
1.811.79
Possession
31%69%

Full time

What the match recorded

Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Huddersfield Town – Sheffield Wednesday): shots 10–15, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.81–1.79, possession 31%–69%. 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.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.88 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 for1.2 goals/match1.88 goals/match1.47 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots15 shotsHuddersfield Town 10 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 15 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsHuddersfield Town 5 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.81 xG1.79 xGHuddersfield Town 1.81 xG, Sheffield Wednesday 1.79 xG
  • Possession31%69%Huddersfield Town 31%, Sheffield Wednesday 69%
  • Corners5 corners8 cornersHuddersfield Town 5 corners, Sheffield Wednesday 8 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls8 foulsHuddersfield Town 16 fouls, Sheffield Wednesday 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsHuddersfield Town 2 cards, Sheffield Wednesday 3 cards
  • Passes261 passes602 passesHuddersfield Town 261 passes, Sheffield Wednesday 602 passes
  • Pass accuracy64%84.9%Huddersfield Town 64%, Sheffield Wednesday 84.9%
  • Shots inside box9 shots10 shotsHuddersfield Town 9 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 10 shots
  • Blocked shots1 block5 blocksHuddersfield Town 1 block, Sheffield Wednesday 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves3 savesHuddersfield Town 4 saves, Sheffield Wednesday 3 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides3 offsidesHuddersfield Town 0 offsides, Sheffield Wednesday 3 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 22′Callum SlatteryYellow card · Sheffield Wednesday
  2. 26′Archie CollinsYellow card · Huddersfield Town
  3. Half-time
  4. 46′Joe TaylorGoal · Huddersfield Town
  5. 57′Joe LumleyYellow card · Sheffield Wednesday
  6. 68′Derensili Sanches FernandesGoal · Huddersfield Town
  7. 88′Ibane BowatGoal · Huddersfield Town
  8. 90′Jamal LowePenalty goal · Sheffield Wednesday
  9. 90′Liam PalmerYellow card · Sheffield Wednesday
  10. 90′Joe LowYellow card · Huddersfield Town
  11. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Sheffield Wednesday · 1 player changeDavis Keillor-Dunn
  • 69′Sheffield Wednesday · 2 player changesGabriel Otegbayo · Jaden Heskey
  • 78′Huddersfield Town · 1 player changeMarcus Harness
  • 79′Huddersfield Town · 1 player changeLynden Gooch
  • 85′Huddersfield Town · 1 player changeSean Roughan
  • 85′Sheffield Wednesday · 1 player changeMason Burstow
  • 85′Huddersfield Town · 1 player changeAshley Fletcher
  • 90′Sheffield Wednesday · 1 player changeLiam Palmer
  • 90′Huddersfield Town · 1 player changeJoe Low

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Huddersfield Town3-4-2-1
  1. Matthew YoungG
  2. Murray WallaceD
  3. Radinio BalkerD
  4. Ibane BowatD
  5. Bali MumbaD
  6. Ilias BronkhorstD
  7. Archie CollinsM
  8. Cameron HumphreysM
  9. Joe TaylorF
  10. Bojan RadulovićF
  11. Derensili Sanches FernandesF

Substitutes

  • Jak Alnwick
  • Joe Low
  • Lynden Gooch
  • Sean Roughan
  • Ethan Brierley
  • Marcus Harness
  • Ashley Fletcher
Sheffield Wednesday4-2-3-1
  1. Joe LumleyG
  2. Di'Shon BernardD
  3. Liam CooperD
  4. Yan ValeryD
  5. Reece JamesD
  6. Callum SlatteryM
  7. Barry BannanM
  8. Billy MitchellM
  9. Jamal LoweF
  10. Kieran MorrisonF
  11. Harry GrayF

Substitutes

  • Ashley Maynard-Brewer
  • Liam Palmer
  • Gabriel Otegbayo
  • Ernie Weaver
  • Jaden Heskey
  • Davis Keillor-Dunn
  • Mason Burstow

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Huddersfield Town
1Draws
0Sheffield Wednesday
Huddersfield Town — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship4–0
Sheffield Wednesday — Huddersfield Town · Championship0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Huddersfield Town favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · Sheffield Wednesday in 2 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Huddersfield Town9 matchesSheffield Wednesday8 matches
1.78 goals/matchGoals scored9/8▲ 1.88 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed9/81 goal/match
1.97 xG/matchExpected goals8/81.93 xG/match
15.5 shots/matchShots8/814.9 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲Shots on target8/85.63 shots/match
49.9%Possession8/8● 56.1%
5.63 corners/matchCorners8/8● 6.88 corners/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls8/811.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 10 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in League One

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsHuddersfield TownSheffield Wednesday
CompetitionLeague One
Head-to-headHuddersfield Town — Sheffield Wednesday
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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