Expected goals

Sheffield Wednesday expected goals (xG) 2025/2026

Championship · after 46 matches · updated 22 Oct

Sheffield Wednesday's attacking and defensive expected goals in Championship 2025/2026, compared with the results they produced and with the rest of the competition.

Sheffield Wednesday xG and xGA per match

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Attack

0.85 xG per match

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Attack (xG per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xG per match
#1	Coventry City	1.86
#2	Ipswich Town	1.67
#3	Southampton	1.66
#4	Sheffield United	1.56
#5	Middlesbrough	1.51
#6	Birmingham City	1.35
#7	Millwall	1.34
#8	Hull City	1.30
#9	Norwich City	1.29
#10	West Bromwich Albion	1.24
=11	Derby County	1.23
=11	Watford	1.23
#13	Bristol City	1.20
#14	Blackburn Rovers	1.20
#15	Preston North End	1.19
#16	Wrexham	1.19
#17	Leicester City	1.17
#18	Queens Park Rangers	1.17
#19	Oxford United	1.13
#20	Swansea City	1.10
#21	Portsmouth	1.10
#22	Stoke City	1.09
#23	Charlton Athletic	1.03
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	0.85

League avg: 1.28
Total: 38.91 46 matches

Defence

1.92 xGA per match

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Defence (xGA per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xGA per match
#1	Middlesbrough	0.92
#2	Ipswich Town	1.00
#3	West Bromwich Albion	1.02
#4	Birmingham City	1.05
#5	Coventry City	1.10
#6	Watford	1.16
#7	Portsmouth	1.18
#8	Blackburn Rovers	1.19
#9	Derby County	1.19
#10	Swansea City	1.21
#11	Millwall	1.24
#12	Queens Park Rangers	1.24
#13	Sheffield United	1.25
#14	Southampton	1.26
#15	Oxford United	1.27
#16	Wrexham	1.35
#17	Charlton Athletic	1.35
#18	Norwich City	1.37
#19	Stoke City	1.38
#20	Bristol City	1.38
#21	Leicester City	1.42
#22	Preston North End	1.51
#23	Hull City	1.71
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	1.92

League avg: 1.28
Total: 88.21 46 matches

xG difference

-1.07 xGD per match

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xG difference (xGD per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xGD per match
#1	Coventry City	+0.76
#2	Ipswich Town	+0.66
#3	Middlesbrough	+0.59
#4	Southampton	+0.40
#5	Sheffield United	+0.32
#6	Birmingham City	+0.30
#7	West Bromwich Albion	+0.22
#8	Millwall	+0.11
#9	Watford	+0.07
#10	Derby County	+0.03
#11	Blackburn Rovers	+0.00
#12	Queens Park Rangers	-0.07
#13	Norwich City	-0.08
#14	Portsmouth	-0.08
#15	Swansea City	-0.11
#16	Oxford United	-0.14
#17	Wrexham	-0.16
#18	Bristol City	-0.18
#19	Leicester City	-0.24
#20	Stoke City	-0.29
#21	Preston North End	-0.32
#22	Charlton Athletic	-0.33
#23	Hull City	-0.41
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	-1.07

League avg: 0.00
Total: -49.30 46 matches

Expected points Model

0.66 xPts per match

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Expected points (xPts per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xPts per match
#1	Ipswich Town	1.88
#2	Coventry City	1.80
#3	Middlesbrough	1.77
#4	Southampton	1.61
#5	Sheffield United	1.56
#6	Birmingham City	1.56
#7	West Bromwich Albion	1.53
#8	Millwall	1.46
#9	Watford	1.42
#10	Derby County	1.39
#11	Norwich City	1.37
#12	Blackburn Rovers	1.36
#13	Portsmouth	1.34
#14	Queens Park Rangers	1.33
#15	Wrexham	1.29
#16	Swansea City	1.28
#17	Oxford United	1.25
#18	Bristol City	1.23
#19	Charlton Athletic	1.19
#20	Leicester City	1.18
#21	Stoke City	1.18
#22	Preston North End	1.16
#23	Hull City	1.16
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	0.66

League avg: 1.37
Total: 30.47 vs 18 actual pts

What the xG says

Sheffield Wednesday's underlying numbers are among the weakest in Championship. They rank #24 for xG difference at -1.07 per match, from the league's lowest shot volume at about average chance quality. Their 29 goals are 9.91 below 38.91 xG, while 18 points are 12.47 below 30.47 xPts.

Actual vs expected

Measure Actual Expected

Goals vs xG

29 38.91 -9.91 scored 9.91 fewer than xG outside normal variance

Goals conceded vs xGA

89 88.21 +0.79 conceded 0.79 more than xGA within normal variance

Points vs xPts Model

18 30.47 -12.47 12.47 points below xPts outside normal variance

Select a row to chart it across the season.

Goals minus xG, match by match

Sheffield Wednesday are 9.91 goals below their xG after 46 matches. The gap was widest at -10.66, against Middlesbrough on Wed 22/04.

Goals: 29
xG: 38.91
Gap: -9.91

Sheffield Wednesday: Goals vs xG, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Goals	xG	Match gap	Running gap
Sun 10/08	Leicester City	1	0.62	+0.38	+0.38
Sat 16/08	Stoke City	0	1.50	-1.50	-1.12
Sat 23/08	Wrexham	2	2.67	-0.67	-1.79
Sat 30/08	Swansea City	0	0.45	-0.45	-2.24
Sat 13/09	Bristol City	0	0.83	-0.83	-3.07
Sat 20/09	Portsmouth	2	1.07	+0.93	-2.14
Sat 27/09	Queens Park Rangers	1	1.41	-0.41	-2.55
Tue 30/09	Birmingham City	2	0.42	+1.58	-0.97
Sat 04/10	Coventry City	0	1.05	-1.05	-2.02
Sat 18/10	Charlton Athletic	1	1.64	-0.64	-2.66
Wed 22/10	Middlesbrough	0	0.70	-0.70	-3.36
Sat 25/10	Oxford United	1	1.16	-0.16	-3.52
Sat 01/11	West Bromwich Albion	0	0.33	-0.33	-3.85
Wed 05/11	Norwich City	1	2.08	-1.08	-4.93
Sat 08/11	Southampton	1	0.81	+0.19	-4.74
Sun 23/11	Sheffield United	0	0.29	-0.29	-5.03
Wed 26/11	Millwall	0	0.70	-0.70	-5.73
Sat 29/11	Preston North End	2	2.33	-0.33	-6.06
Tue 09/12	Watford	1	0.48	+0.52	-5.54
Mon 15/12	Derby County	0	0.18	-0.18	-5.72
Sat 20/12	Ipswich Town	1	0.80	+0.20	-5.52
Fri 26/12	Hull City	2	1.56	+0.44	-5.08
Mon 29/12	Blackburn Rovers	0	0.47	-0.47	-5.55
Thu 01/01	Preston North End	0	0.21	-0.21	-5.76
Sun 04/01	Queens Park Rangers	0	0.10	-0.10	-5.86
Sat 17/01	Portsmouth	0	0.33	-0.33	-6.19
Tue 20/01	Birmingham City	0	0.36	-0.36	-6.55
Sat 24/01	Bristol City	0	0.71	-0.71	-7.26
Sat 31/01	Wrexham	0	0.39	-0.39	-7.65
Tue 03/02	Blackburn Rovers	0	0.34	-0.34	-7.99
Sun 08/02	Swansea City	0	0.06	-0.06	-8.05
Sat 14/02	Millwall	1	0.92	+0.08	-7.97
Sun 22/02	Sheffield United	1	0.16	+0.84	-7.13
Wed 25/02	Norwich City	0	0.49	-0.49	-7.62
Sat 28/02	Southampton	1	1.15	-0.15	-7.77
Sat 07/03	Derby County	1	0.74	+0.26	-7.51
Tue 10/03	Watford	1	1.54	-0.54	-8.05
Sat 14/03	Ipswich Town	0	0.38	-0.38	-8.43
Sat 21/03	Hull City	1	0.68	+0.32	-8.11
Fri 03/04	Stoke City	0	1.39	-1.39	-9.50
Mon 06/04	Leicester City	1	1.17	-0.17	-9.67
Sat 11/04	Coventry City	0	0.65	-0.65	-10.32
Sat 18/04	Charlton Athletic	1	0.86	+0.14	-10.18
Wed 22/04	Middlesbrough	0	0.48	-0.48	-10.66
Sat 25/04	Oxford United	1	0.97	+0.03	-10.63
Sat 02/05	West Bromwich Albion	2	1.28	+0.72	-9.91

Conceded minus xGA, match by match

Sheffield Wednesday have conceded 0.79 more than their xGA after 46 matches. The gap was widest at +6.63, against Southampton on Sat 28/02.

Conceded: 89
xGA: 88.21
Gap: +0.79

Sheffield Wednesday: Goals conceded vs xGA, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Conceded	xGA	Match gap	Running gap
Sun 10/08	Leicester City	2	2.54	-0.54	-0.54
Sat 16/08	Stoke City	3	2.06	+0.94	+0.40
Sat 23/08	Wrexham	2	1.30	+0.70	+1.10
Sat 30/08	Swansea City	2	1.31	+0.69	+1.79
Sat 13/09	Bristol City	3	1.39	+1.61	+3.40
Sat 20/09	Portsmouth	0	1.74	-1.74	+1.66
Sat 27/09	Queens Park Rangers	1	2.17	-1.17	+0.49
Tue 30/09	Birmingham City	2	1.47	+0.53	+1.02
Sat 04/10	Coventry City	5	4.94	+0.06	+1.08
Sat 18/10	Charlton Athletic	2	1.56	+0.44	+1.52
Wed 22/10	Middlesbrough	1	1.57	-0.57	+0.95
Sat 25/10	Oxford United	2	0.99	+1.01	+1.96
Sat 01/11	West Bromwich Albion	0	1.16	-1.16	+0.80
Wed 05/11	Norwich City	1	1.68	-0.68	+0.12
Sat 08/11	Southampton	3	1.03	+1.97	+2.09
Sun 23/11	Sheffield United	3	2.27	+0.73	+2.82
Wed 26/11	Millwall	1	2.45	-1.45	+1.37
Sat 29/11	Preston North End	3	0.94	+2.06	+3.43
Tue 09/12	Watford	1	2.78	-1.78	+1.65
Mon 15/12	Derby County	3	1.64	+1.36	+3.01
Sat 20/12	Ipswich Town	3	2.92	+0.08	+3.09
Fri 26/12	Hull City	2	1.52	+0.48	+3.57
Mon 29/12	Blackburn Rovers	0	0.81	-0.81	+2.76
Thu 01/01	Preston North End	3	1.91	+1.09	+3.85
Sun 04/01	Queens Park Rangers	3	1.50	+1.50	+5.35
Sat 17/01	Portsmouth	1	1.65	-0.65	+4.70
Tue 20/01	Birmingham City	2	2.76	-0.76	+3.94
Sat 24/01	Bristol City	2	2.55	-0.55	+3.39
Sat 31/01	Wrexham	1	1.44	-0.44	+2.95
Tue 03/02	Blackburn Rovers	1	0.90	+0.10	+3.05
Sun 08/02	Swansea City	4	1.87	+2.13	+5.18
Sat 14/02	Millwall	2	1.92	+0.08	+5.26
Sun 22/02	Sheffield United	2	1.96	+0.04	+5.30
Wed 25/02	Norwich City	2	1.83	+0.17	+5.47
Sat 28/02	Southampton	3	1.84	+1.16	+6.63
Sat 07/03	Derby County	2	2.11	-0.11	+6.52
Tue 10/03	Watford	1	1.96	-0.96	+5.56
Sat 14/03	Ipswich Town	2	2.34	-0.34	+5.22
Sat 21/03	Hull City	3	2.77	+0.23	+5.45
Fri 03/04	Stoke City	2	2.54	-0.54	+4.91
Mon 06/04	Leicester City	1	2.55	-1.55	+3.36
Sat 11/04	Coventry City	0	2.33	-2.33	+1.03
Sat 18/04	Charlton Athletic	1	1.26	-0.26	+0.77
Wed 22/04	Middlesbrough	1	1.83	-0.83	-0.06
Sat 25/04	Oxford United	4	2.28	+1.72	+1.66
Sat 02/05	West Bromwich Albion	1	1.87	-0.87	+0.79

Points minus xPts, match by match

Sheffield Wednesday are 12.47 points below their xPts after 46 matches. The gap was widest at -14.83, against Stoke City on Fri 03/04.

Points: 18
xPts: 30.47
Gap: -12.47

Sheffield Wednesday: Points vs xPts, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Points	xPts	Match gap	Running gap
Sun 10/08	Leicester City	0	0.25	-0.25	-0.25
Sat 16/08	Stoke City	0	0.98	-0.98	-1.23
Sat 23/08	Wrexham	1	2.27	-1.27	-2.50
Sat 30/08	Swansea City	0	0.57	-0.57	-3.07
Sat 13/09	Bristol City	0	0.87	-0.87	-3.94
Sat 20/09	Portsmouth	3	0.84	+2.16	-1.78
Sat 27/09	Queens Park Rangers	1	0.85	+0.15	-1.63
Tue 30/09	Birmingham City	1	0.46	+0.54	-1.09
Sat 04/10	Coventry City	0	0.05	-0.05	-1.14
Sat 18/10	Charlton Athletic	0	1.43	-1.43	-2.57
Wed 22/10	Middlesbrough	0	0.66	-0.66	-3.23
Sat 25/10	Oxford United	0	1.48	-1.48	-4.71
Sat 01/11	West Bromwich Albion	1	0.56	+0.44	-4.27
Wed 05/11	Norwich City	1	1.66	-0.66	-4.93
Sat 08/11	Southampton	0	1.12	-1.12	-6.05
Sun 23/11	Sheffield United	0	0.17	-0.17	-6.22
Wed 26/11	Millwall	0	0.29	-0.29	-6.51
Sat 29/11	Preston North End	0	2.35	-2.35	-8.86
Tue 09/12	Watford	1	0.13	+0.87	-7.99
Mon 15/12	Derby County	0	0.25	-0.25	-8.24
Sat 20/12	Ipswich Town	0	0.22	-0.22	-8.46
Fri 26/12	Hull City	1	1.40	-0.40	-8.86
Mon 29/12	Blackburn Rovers	1	0.92	+0.08	-8.78
Thu 01/01	Preston North End	0	0.20	-0.20	-8.98
Sun 04/01	Queens Park Rangers	0	0.23	-0.23	-9.21
Sat 17/01	Portsmouth	0	0.34	-0.34	-9.55
Tue 20/01	Birmingham City	0	0.11	-0.11	-9.66
Sat 24/01	Bristol City	0	0.28	-0.28	-9.94
Sat 31/01	Wrexham	0	0.45	-0.45	-10.39
Tue 03/02	Blackburn Rovers	0	0.72	-0.72	-11.11
Sun 08/02	Swansea City	0	0.14	-0.14	-11.25
Sat 14/02	Millwall	0	0.64	-0.64	-11.89
Sun 22/02	Sheffield United	0	0.16	-0.16	-12.05
Wed 25/02	Norwich City	0	0.37	-0.37	-12.42
Sat 28/02	Southampton	0	0.86	-0.86	-13.28
Sat 07/03	Derby County	0	0.42	-0.42	-13.70
Tue 10/03	Watford	1	1.08	-0.08	-13.78
Sat 14/03	Ipswich Town	0	0.18	-0.18	-13.96
Sat 21/03	Hull City	0	0.21	-0.21	-14.17
Fri 03/04	Stoke City	0	0.66	-0.66	-14.83
Mon 06/04	Leicester City	1	0.52	+0.48	-14.35
Sat 11/04	Coventry City	1	0.31	+0.69	-13.66
Sat 18/04	Charlton Athletic	1	1.00	+0.00	-13.66
Wed 22/04	Middlesbrough	0	0.36	-0.36	-14.02
Sat 25/04	Oxford United	0	0.51	-0.51	-14.53
Sat 02/05	West Bromwich Albion	3	0.94	+2.06	-12.47

Goals vs xG ranking → Expected points ranking →

Sheffield Wednesday xG trend

Current form -1.11 npxGD per match

The last 6 matches with xG.

Out-created the opponent in 5 of 46 matches. The worst was against Coventry City on Sat 04/10 (-3.90).

npxG · last 6: 0.92
npxGA · last 6: 2.03

Sheffield Wednesday: non-penalty xG, xGA and their difference in each match, with the season's average so far
Date	Opponent	npxG	npxGA	npxGD	Avg so far
Sun 10/08	Leicester City	0.62	2.55	-1.93	-1.93
Sat 16/08	Stoke City	1.58	2.06	-0.48	-1.20
Sat 23/08	Wrexham	2.67	1.32	+1.35	-0.35
Sat 30/08	Swansea City	0.45	1.32	-0.87	-0.48
Sat 13/09	Bristol City	0.83	1.39	-0.56	-0.50
Sat 20/09	Portsmouth	1.10	1.76	-0.66	-0.53
Sat 27/09	Queens Park Rangers	1.41	1.45	-0.04	-0.46
Tue 30/09	Birmingham City	0.41	1.33	-0.92	-0.51
Sat 04/10	Coventry City	1.12	5.02	-3.90	-0.89
Sat 18/10	Charlton Athletic	1.69	1.59	+0.10	-0.79
Wed 22/10	Middlesbrough	0.49	1.54	-1.05	-0.81
Sat 25/10	Oxford United	1.16	0.97	+0.19	-0.73
Sat 01/11	West Bromwich Albion	0.33	1.17	-0.84	-0.74
Wed 05/11	Norwich City	2.08	1.68	+0.40	-0.66
Sat 08/11	Southampton	0.81	1.88	-1.07	-0.69
Sun 23/11	Sheffield United	0.29	2.27	-1.98	-0.77
Wed 26/11	Millwall	0.70	2.58	-1.88	-0.83
Sat 29/11	Preston North End	1.54	0.94	+0.60	-0.75
Tue 09/12	Watford	0.48	1.99	-1.51	-0.79
Mon 15/12	Derby County	0.17	1.64	-1.47	-0.83
Sat 20/12	Ipswich Town	0.84	2.94	-2.10	-0.89
Fri 26/12	Hull City	1.49	1.53	-0.04	-0.85
Mon 29/12	Blackburn Rovers	0.47	0.76	-0.29	-0.82
Thu 01/01	Preston North End	0.20	1.91	-1.71	-0.86
Sun 04/01	Queens Park Rangers	0.09	1.53	-1.44	-0.88
Sat 17/01	Portsmouth	0.40	1.65	-1.25	-0.90
Tue 20/01	Birmingham City	0.36	2.89	-2.53	-0.96
Sat 24/01	Bristol City	0.71	2.55	-1.84	-0.99
Sat 31/01	Wrexham	0.39	1.44	-1.05	-0.99
Tue 03/02	Blackburn Rovers	0.34	0.90	-0.56	-0.98
Sun 08/02	Swansea City	0.07	1.87	-1.80	-1.00
Sat 14/02	Millwall	1.19	1.92	-0.73	-1.00
Sun 22/02	Sheffield United	0.16	1.96	-1.80	-1.02
Wed 25/02	Norwich City	0.49	2.70	-2.21	-1.05
Sat 28/02	Southampton	1.15	1.84	-0.69	-1.04
Sat 07/03	Derby County	0.74	2.11	-1.37	-1.05
Tue 10/03	Watford	1.54	1.97	-0.43	-1.04
Sat 14/03	Ipswich Town	0.38	1.56	-1.18	-1.04
Sat 21/03	Hull City	0.78	2.77	-1.99	-1.06
Fri 03/04	Stoke City	1.39	2.62	-1.23	-1.07
Mon 06/04	Leicester City	1.17	2.64	-1.47	-1.08
Sat 11/04	Coventry City	0.65	2.64	-1.99	-1.10
Sat 18/04	Charlton Athletic	0.83	1.25	-0.42	-1.08
Wed 22/04	Middlesbrough	0.42	1.82	-1.40	-1.09
Sat 25/04	Oxford United	0.97	2.22	-1.25	-1.10
Sat 02/05	West Bromwich Albion	1.50	1.61	-0.11	-1.07

Each bar is one match's non-penalty xG minus the non-penalty xG against; the line is that difference averaged over the season up to each match, and it finishes on the dashed season average — 0.84 npxG and 1.91 npxGA per match. Current form is the same difference over the last 6 matches with xG.

Form ranking →

Strength of schedule

Season so far: number 1 hardest of 24 in Championship; +0.03 xG vs league average; Over 46 league matches
Last 5: number 2 hardest of 24 in Championship; +0.17 xG vs league average; Over 5 league matches

Opponents behind the figures

Season so far

+0.03 xG vs league average · over 46 matches · number 1 hardest of 24

West Bromwich Albion Home +0.17
Oxford United Away −0.10
Middlesbrough Away +0.72
Charlton Athletic Home −0.30
Coventry City Away +0.35
Leicester City Home +0.05
Stoke City Away −0.32
Hull City Away −0.24
Ipswich Town Home +0.24
Watford Home −0.03
Derby County Away +0.11
Southampton Home +0.26
Norwich City Away +0.27
Sheffield United Away +0.04
Millwall Home +0.09
Swansea City Away +0.02
Blackburn Rovers Away −0.18
Wrexham Home +0.01
Bristol City Away −0.28
Birmingham City Home +0.10
Portsmouth Home +0.14
Queens Park Rangers Away −0.05
Preston North End Away −0.30
Blackburn Rovers Home −0.18
Hull City Home −0.24
Ipswich Town Away +0.24
Derby County Home +0.11
Watford Away −0.03
Preston North End Home −0.30
Millwall Away +0.09
Sheffield United Home +0.04
Southampton Away +0.26
Norwich City Home +0.27
West Bromwich Albion Away +0.17
Oxford United Home −0.10
Middlesbrough Home +0.72
Charlton Athletic Away −0.30
Coventry City Home +0.35
Birmingham City Away +0.10
Queens Park Rangers Home −0.05
Portsmouth Away +0.14
Bristol City Home −0.28
Swansea City Home +0.02
Wrexham Away +0.01
Stoke City Home −0.32
Leicester City Away +0.05

Last 5

+0.17 xG vs league average · over 5 matches · number 2 hardest of 24

West Bromwich Albion Home +0.17
Oxford United Away −0.10
Middlesbrough Away +0.72
Charlton Athletic Home −0.30
Coventry City Away +0.35

League schedule strength → How this is calculated →

Sheffield Wednesday shots and chance quality

Low volume, average quality. Sheffield Wednesday take 8.6 shots a match (league 12.6) at 0.10 npxG a shot (league 0.10), #24 in Championship for volume and #13 for quality. 69% of their shots come from inside the box (league 65%), and set pieces produce 33% of their npxG (league 29%).

Attack

Shot volume

8.6 shots per match

#24/24

Shot volume (shots per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	shots per match
#1	Coventry City	16.2
#2	Middlesbrough	16.1
#3	Ipswich Town	14.7
#4	Southampton	14.5
#5	Watford	13.9
#6	Birmingham City	13.7
#7	Sheffield United	13.5
#8	West Bromwich Albion	13.4
#9	Millwall	12.9
#10	Leicester City	12.7
#11	Queens Park Rangers	12.7
#12	Norwich City	12.5
#13	Swansea City	12.4
#14	Bristol City	12.2
#15	Portsmouth	12.1
#16	Oxford United	12.0
#17	Blackburn Rovers	11.5
#18	Wrexham	11.3
#19	Stoke City	11.3
#20	Hull City	11.2
#21	Derby County	11.0
#22	Charlton Athletic	10.9
#23	Preston North End	10.8
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	8.6

League avg: 12.6
Total: 388 shots from 45 matches

Chance quality

0.10 npxG per shot

#13/24

Chance quality (npxG per shot) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	npxG per shot
#1	Southampton	0.11
#2	Sheffield United	0.11
#3	Coventry City	0.11
#4	Hull City	0.11
#5	Preston North End	0.11
#6	Derby County	0.10
#7	Norwich City	0.10
#8	Millwall	0.10
#9	Blackburn Rovers	0.10
#10	Wrexham	0.10
#11	Stoke City	0.10
#12	Ipswich Town	0.10
#13	Sheffield Wednesday	0.10
#14	Bristol City	0.10
#15	Oxford United	0.10
#16	Birmingham City	0.10
#17	Charlton Athletic	0.09
#18	West Bromwich Albion	0.09
#19	Middlesbrough	0.09
#20	Portsmouth	0.09
#21	Queens Park Rangers	0.09
#22	Leicester City	0.09
#23	Swansea City	0.08
#24	Watford	0.08

League avg: 0.10
Total: 38.16 npxG from 388 shots

Defence

Shots allowed

15.6 shots per match

#24/24

Shots allowed (shots per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	shots per match
#1	Middlesbrough	10.2
#2	Ipswich Town	10.4
#3	West Bromwich Albion	10.6
#4	Birmingham City	10.7
#5	Portsmouth	11.5
#6	Coventry City	11.6
#7	Blackburn Rovers	11.7
#8	Watford	11.7
#9	Norwich City	11.8
#10	Queens Park Rangers	12.1
#11	Sheffield United	12.4
#12	Southampton	12.4
#13	Swansea City	12.5
#14	Derby County	12.7
#15	Millwall	12.7
#16	Stoke City	12.9
#17	Leicester City	12.9
#18	Bristol City	13.2
#19	Wrexham	13.7
#20	Oxford United	14.1
#21	Preston North End	14.7
#22	Hull City	14.7
#23	Charlton Athletic	15.6
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	15.6

League avg: 12.6
Total: 702 shots allowed from 45 matches

Chance quality allowed

0.12 npxGA per shot

#24/24

Chance quality allowed (npxGA per shot) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	npxGA per shot
#1	Middlesbrough	0.08
#2	Charlton Athletic	0.08
#3	Derby County	0.09
#4	Ipswich Town	0.09
#5	Oxford United	0.09
#6	Coventry City	0.09
#7	Swansea City	0.09
#8	West Bromwich Albion	0.09
#9	Watford	0.10
#10	Birmingham City	0.10
#11	Sheffield United	0.10
#12	Portsmouth	0.10
#13	Queens Park Rangers	0.10
#14	Preston North End	0.10
#15	Southampton	0.10
#16	Blackburn Rovers	0.10
#17	Millwall	0.10
#18	Wrexham	0.10
#19	Bristol City	0.10
#20	Stoke City	0.11
#21	Leicester City	0.11
#22	Hull City	0.11
#23	Norwich City	0.11
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	0.12

League avg: 0.10
Total: 86.51 npxGA from 702 shots

Shot profile

Shot location

69% inside the box

League avg 65%

From 267 of 388 shots over 45 matches

Covers 45 of 46 matches with xG.

Shots allowed, location

72% allowed inside the box

League avg 65%

From 504 of 703 shots allowed over 45 matches

Covers 45 of 46 matches with xG.

Where the npxG comes from

67% open play · 33% set pieces

League avg 29% set pieces

From 12.8 of 38.5 npxG over 46 matches

Where the npxG allowed comes from

76% open play · 24% set pieces

League avg 29% set pieces

From 21.5 of 87.7 npxG allowed over 46 matches

Shot counts cover 45 of 46 matches.

How the shot figures are made →

Sheffield Wednesday home and away xG

Sheffield Wednesday per-match figures at home and away
Measure	Home	Away
Matches	23	23
xG / match	0.97	0.72
xGA / match	1.86	1.97
xGD / match	-0.89	-1.25
xPts / match Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works →	0.80	0.53

Every figure divides by that half's matches with xG. A half with fewer than 3 matches with xG is muted.

Every Sheffield Wednesday match by xG

Window

Season Last 10 Last 5

Venue

All Home Away

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Date xGD

Last 5 at home

Matches: 5
xG / match: 1.05
xGA / match: 2.00
xGD / match: -0.95
Points: 6 of 15

Date Opponent Score xG Chances xGA xGD xPts Model

Newest first. The dot is xG and the ring is xGA, on one scale from 0 to 3.00. Best and weakest underlying mark the highest and lowest xGD once 5 matches have xG. Against the chances marks a win with xGD of −1.00 or lower, or a loss with +1.00 or higher. P marks a side with at least 0.50 xG from penalties.

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Sheffield Wednesday in Championship

Attack

xG / match #24 of 24
Shots / match #24 of 24
Chance quality #13 of 24
Home xG #24 of 24
Away xG #24 of 24

Defence

xGA / match #24 of 24
Shots allowed #24 of 24
Chance quality allowed #24 of 24

Overall

About the data

xG data: Provided by TheStatsAPI, and stored as published.
Derived metrics: xGD, per-match rates, rankings and rolling averages are calculated from the match data.
Model metrics: xPts is produced by our probability model.

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How the model works →