You are probably already aware, I have a keen interest in Sheffield Wednesday statistics (#SWFCSTATS on Twitter). I regular update my blog with statistical updates as the season progresses during key stages of the season.
As the Sky Bet Championship is now complete, below are my picks as the most interesting and insightful statistics from the 2018/19 league term.
As the Sky Bet Championship is now complete, below are my picks as the most interesting and insightful statistics from the 2018/19 league term.
- Barry Bannan has registered 11 assists this season, that’s one more than his previous two campaigns combined.
- The Owls have now won on Easter Monday for three consecutive seasons (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Sheffield Wednesday have now managed to do the league double over Bristol City for the first time since the 1972/73 season.
- Sheffield Wednesday are currently undefeated this century in fixtures played on Good Friday. (2002, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019).
- The Owls have now managed to do the league double over Bolton for the first time since the 1982/83 season.
- Sheffield Utd still haven’t recorded back to back league wins at Hillsborough since 1937.
- Sheffield Wednesday remain undefeated when travelling to Rotherham having not lost there since 1976
- Sheffield Wednesday managed to double the amount of clean-sheets (6 clean sheets in 10 games) since Luhukay’s departure than they had done all season (3 clean sheets in 24 games) under his rein.
- Sheffield Wednesday have done the league double over Ipswich this term for the first time since the 2006/07 campaign.
- Sheffield Wednesday have now beaten Preston North-End five times consecutively on home soil.
- Surprisingly, Sheffield Wednesday will have a new manager in charge for the fifth straight outing to the KCOM Stadium (Hull City). They include; Brian Laws, Dave Jones, Carlos Carvalhal, Jos Luhukay and now Agnew/Clemence.
- Sheffield Wednesday haven’t lost on Boxing Day in seven years, now winning each of their last five fixtures on the 26th December after their 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough.
- Steven Fletcher has managed to bag himself 7 goals in 7 previous appearances vs Wigan.
- Sheffield Wednesday have now ended their 27 year winless streak over Luton, with a 1-0 win courtesy of Adthe Nuhiu. Additionally, the Owls have now defeated a third-tier side in the FA Cup for the first time since a defeat to Shrewsbury in the 2015/16 term.
- Ipswich Town manager Paul Lambert has never beaten an Owls side in a Championship fixture, failing previously with Blackburn, Wolves and now Ipswich.
- Jos Luhukay had the worst win % as Sheffield Wednesday manager since Chris Turner in 2004...
Turner: 30.21
Sturrock: 33.65%
Laws: 33.77%
Irvine: 40.68%
Megson: 45.16%
Jones: 35.80%
Gray: 38.24%
Carvalhal: 42.75%
Luhukay: 33.33%
- After 31 games, the Owls are currently +6 points ahead where they were at this stage last season, - 15 the season prior, - 13 the season prior and level prior to that.
- Sheffield Wednesday managed to score at the Liberty Stadium this season having failed in the previous 5 attempts. Additionally, the Owls have now not won an away outing in Wales in their previous 12 outings
- Sheffield Wednesday average exactly 1.3 goals per game in the league (Ranked 14th)
- The Owls average possession in the Championship is 48.7%. (Ranked 16th in the league)
- Wednesday average a 72.7% pass accuracy per game. (Ranked 12th in the league)
- 11.5 is the average amount of shots Sheffield Wednesday make in a league tie, 3.9 of those
on target. (Ranked 15th in the league)
- Sheffield Wednesday average 13.8 shots against them in the league, (6th worst in the league)
- The Owls average 15 crosses per game (Ranked 23rd in the league)
- Steven Fletcher is the Owls’ top scorer with 11 goals in the league.
- Barry Bannan lead the way with assists, 11 for the term.
- Barry Bannan was booked more than any other player (14) in the Wednesday squad.
- Steven Fletcher averaged the most shots per game in the Owls squad with 2.5.
- Steven Fletcher wins an average of 6.9 aerial duels per game, more than any other player in the Wednesday squad. Tom Lees is a close second with 5.6.
- Joost Van Aken averages the most clearances per game with 9, despite only making one outing for the Owls this term.
- Barry Bannan averages the most key passes per game with 2.1
- Fernando Forestieri averages the most dribbles per game with 1.6. He is also fouled more than any other player in the Owls squad, winning 2.4 fouls per game on average.
- Atdhe Nuhiu and Josh Onomah are dispossessed more than any other Wednesday player, averaging 1.9 and 1.7 times per game, respectively.
- Marco Matias is caught offside more times than any other Owls player, 0.5 per game on average.
- Barry Bannan typically crosses the ball 1.1 times accurately on average per game, more than any other Wednesday player. He also averages more long balls than any other outfield player with 4.9.
- 40 of Sheffield Wednesday’s goals have been from open play. 17 from set pieces and 2 penalties.
- 41% of Sheffield Wednesday shots come from outside the box
- After 11 games, Sheffield Wednesday have mirrored the start they made the previous year (2017/18 campaign) 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats (16 points).
- A goal has been scored in each of the last 40 league meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United. They haven’t shared a goalless draw since 1969.
- Sheffield Wednesday have now beaten Aston Villa in back-to-back away league outings for the firsts time in the clubs history.
- Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall have now shared a goalless draw for the first time since 1947.
- Sheffield Wednesday have now won back-to-back competitive outings against Sunderland for the first time since 1914.
- The average minute the Owls scored their first goal is in the 49th minute.
- The average minute Sheffield Wednesday concede their first goal is the 55th minute.
- Sheffield Wednesday lead for 23.1 minutes per game on average, 48.1 minutes drawing and 18.8 minutes trailing.
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All stats via whoscored.com, soccerstats.com and uk.soccerway.com
- The Owls have now won on Easter Monday for three consecutive seasons (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Sheffield Wednesday have now managed to do the league double over Bristol City for the first time since the 1972/73 season.
- Sheffield Wednesday are currently undefeated this century in fixtures played on Good Friday. (2002, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019).
- The Owls have now managed to do the league double over Bolton for the first time since the 1982/83 season.
- Sheffield Utd still haven’t recorded back to back league wins at Hillsborough since 1937.
- Sheffield Wednesday remain undefeated when travelling to Rotherham having not lost there since 1976
- Sheffield Wednesday managed to double the amount of clean-sheets (6 clean sheets in 10 games) since Luhukay’s departure than they had done all season (3 clean sheets in 24 games) under his rein.
- Sheffield Wednesday have done the league double over Ipswich this term for the first time since the 2006/07 campaign.
- Sheffield Wednesday have now beaten Preston North-End five times consecutively on home soil.
- Surprisingly, Sheffield Wednesday will have a new manager in charge for the fifth straight outing to the KCOM Stadium (Hull City). They include; Brian Laws, Dave Jones, Carlos Carvalhal, Jos Luhukay and now Agnew/Clemence.
- Sheffield Wednesday haven’t lost on Boxing Day in seven years, now winning each of their last five fixtures on the 26th December after their 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough.
- Steven Fletcher has managed to bag himself 7 goals in 7 previous appearances vs Wigan.
- Sheffield Wednesday have now ended their 27 year winless streak over Luton, with a 1-0 win courtesy of Adthe Nuhiu. Additionally, the Owls have now defeated a third-tier side in the FA Cup for the first time since a defeat to Shrewsbury in the 2015/16 term.
- Ipswich Town manager Paul Lambert has never beaten an Owls side in a Championship fixture, failing previously with Blackburn, Wolves and now Ipswich.
- Jos Luhukay had the worst win % as Sheffield Wednesday manager since Chris Turner in 2004...
Turner: 30.21
Sturrock: 33.65%
Laws: 33.77%
Irvine: 40.68%
Megson: 45.16%
Jones: 35.80%
Gray: 38.24%
Carvalhal: 42.75%
Luhukay: 33.33%
- After 31 games, the Owls are currently +6 points ahead where they were at this stage last season, - 15 the season prior, - 13 the season prior and level prior to that.
- Sheffield Wednesday managed to score at the Liberty Stadium this season having failed in the previous 5 attempts. Additionally, the Owls have now not won an away outing in Wales in their previous 12 outings
- Sheffield Wednesday average exactly 1.3 goals per game in the league (Ranked 14th)
- The Owls average possession in the Championship is 48.7%. (Ranked 16th in the league)
- Wednesday average a 72.7% pass accuracy per game. (Ranked 12th in the league)
- 11.5 is the average amount of shots Sheffield Wednesday make in a league tie, 3.9 of those
on target. (Ranked 15th in the league)
- Sheffield Wednesday average 13.8 shots against them in the league, (6th worst in the league)
- The Owls average 15 crosses per game (Ranked 23rd in the league)
- Steven Fletcher is the Owls’ top scorer with 11 goals in the league.
- Barry Bannan lead the way with assists, 11 for the term.
- Barry Bannan was booked more than any other player (14) in the Wednesday squad.
- Steven Fletcher averaged the most shots per game in the Owls squad with 2.5.
- Steven Fletcher wins an average of 6.9 aerial duels per game, more than any other player in the Wednesday squad. Tom Lees is a close second with 5.6.
- Joost Van Aken averages the most clearances per game with 9, despite only making one outing for the Owls this term.
- Barry Bannan averages the most key passes per game with 2.1
- Fernando Forestieri averages the most dribbles per game with 1.6. He is also fouled more than any other player in the Owls squad, winning 2.4 fouls per game on average.
- Atdhe Nuhiu and Josh Onomah are dispossessed more than any other Wednesday player, averaging 1.9 and 1.7 times per game, respectively.
- Marco Matias is caught offside more times than any other Owls player, 0.5 per game on average.
- Barry Bannan typically crosses the ball 1.1 times accurately on average per game, more than any other Wednesday player. He also averages more long balls than any other outfield player with 4.9.
- 40 of Sheffield Wednesday’s goals have been from open play. 17 from set pieces and 2 penalties.
- 41% of Sheffield Wednesday shots come from outside the box
- After 11 games, Sheffield Wednesday have mirrored the start they made the previous year (2017/18 campaign) 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats (16 points).
- A goal has been scored in each of the last 40 league meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United. They haven’t shared a goalless draw since 1969.
- Sheffield Wednesday have now beaten Aston Villa in back-to-back away league outings for the firsts time in the clubs history.
- Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall have now shared a goalless draw for the first time since 1947.
- Sheffield Wednesday have now won back-to-back competitive outings against Sunderland for the first time since 1914.
- The average minute the Owls scored their first goal is in the 49th minute.
- The average minute Sheffield Wednesday concede their first goal is the 55th minute.
- Sheffield Wednesday lead for 23.1 minutes per game on average, 48.1 minutes drawing and 18.8 minutes trailing.
Thanks for reading #WAWAW
All stats via whoscored.com, soccerstats.com and uk.soccerway.com
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