Match Report
64 points for Sheffield Wednesday (12th), 76 for Aston Villa (5th): a 12-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Sheffield Wednesday 1.3 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Aston Villa 1.78 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.33.
Sheffield Wednesday had not lost in 11 games. Aston Villa came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Sheffield Wednesday held 9 points of 15 and Aston Villa 15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sheffield Wednesday 3, draws 0, Aston Villa 2, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 39,732. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.