EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 23, 2022 at 7.30pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
3 - 0
Rochdale

Brown (23'), Dele-Bashiru (36'), Adeniran (44')
Glover (57'), Vaulks (80')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Seriki (66'), Rodney (80')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Rochdale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield Wednesday

Last Six:

Last Game: Bolton 0-2 Sheff Weds
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in League One

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Portsmouth	5	7	11
4	Sheffield Wednesday	5	2	10
5	Plymouth Argyle	5	1	9

Rochdale

Last Six:

Last Game: Swindon 3-0 Rochdale
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in League Two

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
22	Hartlepool United	5	-7	2
23	Crawley Town	5	-5	1
24	Rochdale	5	-7	0

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Rochdale

Rochdale have endured a horrid start to the new season and are yet to pick up any points from their opening five league games. In stark contrast, Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in five of their six games this season, picking up four wins in that time. Given the gulf in class and quality between the two sides, and their contrasting form, we are backing the Owls to come away with a comfortable victory on Monday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 68.27%. A draw had a probability of 19.7% and a win for Rochdale had a probability of 12.05%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13%) and 2-1 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.3%), while for a Rochdale win it was 0-1 (4.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Rochdale
68.27% ( -0.01)	19.67%	12.05% ( 0)

Both teams to score 44.4% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.86% (

48.14% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.7% (

70.3% (

-0.01)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.93% (

-0.01)

13.06% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

60.34% (

-0)

39.65% (

-0)

Rochdale Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

51.07% (

0.01)

48.92% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

16.1% (

0.01)

83.9% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 68.26%

Rochdale 12.05%

Draw 19.67%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Rochdale
2-0 @ 13.23% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 13% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.46% ( 0) 3-0 @ 8.98% ( -0) 3-1 @ 6.42% ( 0) 4-0 @ 4.57% ( -0) 4-1 @ 3.27% 3-2 @ 2.3% ( 0) 5-0 @ 1.86% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.33% 4-2 @ 1.17% ( 0) Other @ 2.67% Total : 68.26%	1-1 @ 9.3% ( 0) 0-0 @ 6.39% ( -0) 2-2 @ 3.38% ( 0) Other @ 0.6% Total : 19.67%	0-1 @ 4.57% 1-2 @ 3.33% ( 0) 0-2 @ 1.63% Other @ 2.52% Total : 12.05%