League One · 2026

Sheffield Wednesday vs AFC Wimbledon · League One

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
2.170.71
Expected goals
2.120.87
Shots
16.311
Possession
55.3%46.6%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: AFC Wimbledon's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: sheffield Wednesday have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

AFC Wimbledon's recent record differs from the season

moderate

AFC Wimbledon's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.71 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 goal/match0.71 goals/match1.67 goals/match

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

AFC Wimbledon have a visible away split

weak

AFC Wimbledon's away-only shot average is above their full-season average.

12.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.7 shots/match11 shots/match13 shots/match

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

Sheffield Wednesday show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

16.3 shots/match ▲ShotsSheffield Wednesday · AFC Wimbledon11 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSheffield WednesdayAFC WimbledonBaseline
Shots16.3 shots/match11 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against12.3 shots/match12.9 shots/match13 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sheffield Wednesday favored in 8 of 13 directional metrics · AFC Wimbledon in 1 · 4 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sheffield Wednesday6 matchesAFC Wimbledon7 matches
2.17 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/70.71 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed6/71 goal/match
2.12 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/70.87 xG/match
16.3 shots/match ▲Shots6/711 shots/match
6.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/72.57 shots/match
55.3% ●Possession6/746.6%
7.17 corners/match ●Corners6/75.57 corners/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls6/712.6 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sheffield Wednesday
1Draws
0AFC Wimbledon
Sheffield Wednesday — AFC Wimbledon · League One2–1
AFC Wimbledon — Sheffield Wednesday · League One2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness35 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

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 nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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