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Championship | Gameweek 25
Jan 1, 2025 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
Derby logo

Sheff Weds
4 - 2
Derby

Bannan (8'), Windass (61'), Gassama (63'), Musaba (74')
Charles (85')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Yates (68'), Adams (90+1')
Adams (32'), Goudmijn (34')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Preston 3-1 Sheff Weds
Sunday, December 29 at 12.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Derby 0-1 Leeds
Sunday, December 29 at 5.45pm in Championship

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 48.46%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Derby County had a probability of 25.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.21%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.37%), while for a Derby County win it was 0-1 (8.34%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawDerby County
48.46% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)26.15% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)25.39% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Both teams to score 48.79% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.13% (0.012 0.01)54.87% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.84% (0.009999999999998 0.01)76.16% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.33% (0.0080000000000098 0.01)22.67% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.69% (0.010999999999996 0.01)56.31% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Derby County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.09% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)36.9% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.31% (0.0040000000000013 0)73.69% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 48.45%
    Derby County 25.39%
    Draw 26.14%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawDerby County
1-0 @ 12.41%
2-0 @ 9.21%
2-1 @ 9.19% (0.0010000000000012 0)
3-0 @ 4.56% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-1 @ 4.54% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-2 @ 2.27% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 1.69% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1.69% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 48.45%
1-1 @ 12.37%
0-0 @ 8.37% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-2 @ 4.58% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Other @ 0.83%
Total : 26.14%
0-1 @ 8.34% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
1-2 @ 6.17%
0-2 @ 4.16% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-3 @ 2.05% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 1.52%
0-3 @ 1.38%
Other @ 1.78%
Total : 25.39%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Derby

Sheffield Wednesday
71.4%
Draw
16.3%
Derby County
12.2%
49
Head to Head
Dec 1, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 18
Derby
1-2
Sheff Weds
Adams (9')
Adams (37'), Harness (47'), Osborn (71'), Elder (85'), Jackson (90+5')
Bannan (64'), Lowe (90+4')
Bannan (21')
May 7, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 46
Sheff Weds
1-0
Derby
Smith (43' pen.)
Dec 3, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 20
Derby
0-0
Sheff Weds
May 8, 2021 12.30pm
Gameweek 46
Derby
3-3
Sheff Weds
Waghorn (49', 78' pen.), Roberts (52')
Kazim-Richards (60'), Jozwiak (76'), Ebosele (86')
Hutchinson (45+3'), Paterson (62'), Borner (69')
Bannan (45+1'), Dunkley (77'), Harris (90+5')
Jan 1, 2021 5.30pm
Gameweek 23
Sheff Weds
1-0
Derby
Paterson (61')

Kazim-Richards (90+2'), Jozwiak (90+3')