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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
Draw
Sheffield Wednesday
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 CityBirmingham433193763046102
2Wrexham452611865343189
3Stockport CountyStockport452412969412884
4Wycombe WanderersWycombe452412969422784
5Charlton AthleticCharlton4524101164422282
6Leyton Orient452361668472175
7Reading4521121266531375
8Bolton WanderersBolton45207186669-367
9Blackpool4416161268571164
10Huddersfield TownHuddersfield45197195751664
11Lincoln CityLincoln4516131664541061
12Barnsley451610196571-658
13Exeter CityExeter451511194962-1356
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham441510195157-655
15Stevenage441510194048-855
16Wigan AthleticWigan441315163840-254
17Peterborough UnitedPeterborough441312196575-1051
18Northampton TownNorthampton451214194765-1850
19Mansfield TownMansfield43139215367-1448
20Burton Albion441113204762-1546
21Crawley TownCrawley451110245582-2743
22Bristol Rovers45127264372-2943
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge45911254471-2738
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury4589284077-3733


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