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Sheffield Wednesday vs SwanseaChampionship 2018

Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
FT
00
HT: 00
Swansea
Swansea
10/22/2024ChampionshipChampionship · Round 11Hillsborough

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 45+ matches

Sheffield Wednesday39%
×Draw26%
Swansea35%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Sheffield Wednesday
1.39
Swansea
1.31

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 45 home / 54 away

creates per match

Sheffield Wednesday
1.28
Swansea
1.09

allows per match

Sheffield Wednesday
1.52
Swansea
1.50

finishing

Sheffield Wednesday-0.32scores less
Swansea-0.03on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sheffield Wednesday

Swansea
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
026%
033%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Sheffield Wednesday or draw
65%
Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea
74%
Draw or Swansea
61%

Winning margin

Sheffield Wednesday wins by 2+
18%
Swansea wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Sheffield Wednesday 1+ goals
75%
Sheffield Wednesday 2+ goals
40%
Sheffield Wednesday 3+ goals
16%
Swansea 1+ goals
73%
Swansea 2+ goals
38%
Swansea 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Sheffield Wednesday (draw refunded)
52%
Swansea (draw refunded)
48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Sheffield Wednesday at homecreates 1.28, concedes 1.52 · 45 matches

Swansea awaycreates 1.09, concedes 1.50 · 54 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Sheffield Wednesday attack 1.28 + Swansea defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.39

Swansea attack 1.09 + Sheffield Wednesday defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.31

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 39%?"

Sheffield Wednesday scores more
39%
level
26%
Swansea scores more
35%

Sheffield Wednesday at 39% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 39% does not mean "Sheffield Wednesday will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

27
Y. ValerySheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday · D
7.5

Possession

38%Sheffield

Shots

8Sheffield

Pass accuracy

47%Sheffield

Statistics

SheffieldSwansea
Overview
38%Possession62%
8Total Shots9
0.58Expected Goals (xG)0.83
9Corners6
8Fouls5
Shots
8Total Shots9
0On Target1
7Off Target3
1Blocked5
6Inside Box3
2Outside Box6
Passing
38%Possession62%
297Total Passes496
211Accurate Passes403
71%Pass Accuracy81%
Goalkeeping
1Saves0
0.00Goals Prevented0.00
Discipline
8Fouls5
0Yellow Cards4
3Offsides1

Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 0 Swansea

Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea drew 0-0 in Championship on October 22, 2024.

Swansea controlled possession (62%) and registered 9 shots to 8.

The match was played at Hillsborough in Sheffield.