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League One | Gameweek 31
Feb 5, 2022 at 3pm UK
Pirelli Stadium
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Burton Albion
0 - 2
Sheff Weds


Garratt (72'), Borthwick-Jackson (90+1'), Powell (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Byers (32'), Sow (81')
Luongo (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Burton Albion and Sheffield Wednesday, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Burton Albion 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Saturday's contest represents the first meeting between the two sides since January 2018, and with the teams separated by just two places in the league, we think that they could cancel each other out. 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 40.66%. A win for Burton Albion had a probability of 33.59% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.71%) and 0-2 (6.85%). The likeliest Burton Albion win was 1-0 (8.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.

Result
Burton AlbionDrawSheffield Wednesday
33.59%25.74%40.66%
Both teams to score 54.67%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.57%49.42%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.53%71.46%
Burton Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.97%28.03%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.32%63.68%
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.96%24.04%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.69%58.31%
Score Analysis
    Burton Albion 33.59%
    Sheffield Wednesday 40.66%
    Draw 25.74%
Burton AlbionDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 8.57%
2-1 @ 7.77%
2-0 @ 5.45%
3-1 @ 3.3%
3-2 @ 2.35%
3-0 @ 2.31%
4-1 @ 1.05%
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 33.59%
1-1 @ 12.21%
0-0 @ 6.74%
2-2 @ 5.54%
3-3 @ 1.12%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.74%
0-1 @ 9.6%
1-2 @ 8.71%
0-2 @ 6.85%
1-3 @ 4.14%
0-3 @ 3.25%
2-3 @ 2.63%
1-4 @ 1.47%
0-4 @ 1.16%
2-4 @ 0.94%
Other @ 1.91%
Total : 40.66%

How you voted: Burton Albion vs Sheff Weds

Burton Albion
40.0%
Draw
16.0%
Sheffield Wednesday
44.0%
25
Head to Head
Jan 1, 2018 3pm
Aug 26, 2017 3pm
Mar 7, 2017 7.45pm
Aug 16, 2016 7.45pm
Burton Albion
3-1
Sheff Weds
McFadzean (7'), Irvine (45'), Dyer (77')
Turner (90')
Hooper (12' pen.)
Hunt (7')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham20153237162148
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe21145246222447
3Wrexham22136333151845
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield21133535181742
5Stockport CountyStockport22106634231136
6Reading2110473431334
7Barnsley229673131033
8Mansfield TownMansfield209472622431
9Lincoln CityLincoln228772826231
10Bolton WanderersBolton209472931-231
11Charlton AthleticCharlton218672520530
12Exeter CityExeter219392223-130
13Leyton Orient218492620628
14Wigan AthleticWigan217682018227
15Blackpool217683033-327
16Stevenage207581520-526
17Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2173113840-224
18Rotherham UnitedRotherham206591922-323
19Bristol Rovers2164111932-1322
20Northampton TownNorthampton2256112238-1621
21Crawley TownCrawley2154122036-1619
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge2145122137-1617
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2143142241-1915
24Burton Albion2126131734-1712


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