England - EFL League OneData current as of 23 October 2026

Sheffield Wednesday vs Cambridge United: match statistics

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Sheffield Wednesday vs Cambridge United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sheffield Wednesday play Cambridge United in EFL League One (England). The match date is 27 October 2026.

Current form

Sheffield Wednesday: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Cambridge United: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sheffield Wednesday scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Cambridge United scores 1.64 and concedes 1.27. League average: 2.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sheffield Wednesday 50%, Cambridge United 91%. Over 2.5: Sheffield Wednesday 60%, Cambridge United 64%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Sheffield Wednesday has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.57. Sheffield Wednesday: 14.8 shots per match, Cambridge United: 13.3.

Match halves

Sheffield Wednesday: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 1.00. Cambridge United: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 1.36.

Goals by minute

Sheffield Wednesday: 31-45+ (7 goals). Cambridge United: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.83 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.95)
(3.65)
(3.33)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
2Goals scored / match1.64
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
1Goals conceded / match1.27
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
56%Average possession48%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
5.4Shots on target / match4.64
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.8Shots per match13.27
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
5.4Shots on target4.64
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
13.5%Shot conversion12.3%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
56%Possession48%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
1.62xG for1.57
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
1.35xG against1.4
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

Shooting quality

Sheffield Wednesday: DominantCambridge United: Balanced
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
Accuracy (shots on target)36%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cambridge United is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Sheffield Wednesday · 1.8 pts / match - Cambridge United

Sheffield Wednesday
DDDWL
Season result split
50% W30% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-2
1.80 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Cambridge United
DDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
45% W45% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-1
1.82 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-0
Last 5 away
2-3-0
DWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sheffield Wednesday is 22% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Sheffield Wednesday · 1.64 goals / match - Cambridge United

Sheffield Wednesday is 27% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Sheffield Wednesday · 1.27 goals / match - Cambridge United

Sheffield Wednesday scoring profile: very strong

Sheffield Wednesday scores in 60% of matches (6 of 10 matches), while Cambridge United keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 matches).

Cambridge United scoring profile: very strong

Cambridge United scores in 100% of matches (11 of 11 matches), while Sheffield Wednesday keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 matches).

20Goals scored (season)18
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
10Goals conceded (season)14
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
3Average goals in match2.91
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
7Goals scored (last 5)7
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal100%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
60%2 goals55%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
20%3 goals9%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
20%4 goals0%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal91%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
30%2 goals36%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
0%3 goals0%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
0%4 goals0%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
Sheffield Wednesday - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 10 matches
91%
Cambridge United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 11 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time9%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
0%BTTS in both halves9%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
40%Scored in both halves18%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS64%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
20%BTTS - last 580%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
30%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time73%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time36%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sheffield Wednesday is 133% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.7 pts / match - Sheffield Wednesday · 0.73 pts / match - Cambridge United

Sheffield Wednesday - half-time state
40% leading50% draw10% trailing
Cambridge United - half-time state
9% leading45% draw45% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.7Points per match (1st half)0.73
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
1Goals scored (1st half)0.27
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
0.3Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
1.3Average goals (1st half)0.82
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
70%Clean sheet before half-time45%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
50%No goal before half-time82%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.4Points per match (2nd half)2.09
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.36
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.73
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
1.7Average goals (2nd half)2.09
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
50%Clean sheet after half-time45%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United
50%No goal after half-time0%
Sheffield WednesdayCambridge United

Sheffield Wednesday - second-half results

30% W50% D20% L
17
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cambridge United - second-half results

64% W18% D18% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding500%

Leads at half-time in 9% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sheffield Wednesday - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Cambridge United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.203.00
Goals scored / match0.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-4+6
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sheffield Wednesday
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
7
1
31-45
3
3
46-60
2
1
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Cambridge United
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
5
0
46-60
3
3
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.96
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
71%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sheffield Wednesday

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Cambridge United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
124%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.1
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Sheffield WednesdayLigaCambridge United
Average goals in match▲ 3.002.83• 2.91
Both teams scored▼ 50%56%▲ 91%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 60%54%▲ 64%
Clean sheets▲ 30%26%▼ 9%
Goal before half-time▼ 60%67%▼ 64%
Goal after half-time▼ 70%84%▲ 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / match
1.32
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Sheffield Wednesday and Cambridge United play?

Sheffield Wednesday face Cambridge United on 27 October 2026 in EFL League One. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sheffield Wednesday vs Cambridge United?

Sheffield Wednesday score 2.00 goals per game on average and Cambridge United 1.64. The EFL League One average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Sheffield Wednesday's matches and 91% of Cambridge United's.

What form are Sheffield Wednesday and Cambridge United in?

Over the last 5 games Sheffield Wednesday have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Cambridge United 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sheffield Wednesday vs Cambridge United?

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