Match Report
Sheffield Wednesday U21 went into the game 17th in the table on 30 points; Barnsley U21 sat 12th on 37 — a 7-point gap. Sheffield Wednesday U21 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall.
The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Sheffield Wednesday U21 against 10/15 for Barnsley U21.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Sheffield Wednesday U21, 1 draw and 0 for Barnsley U21, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Goal scorers
Sheffield Wednesday U21: William Grainger (15'), Mackenzie Maltby (40'), William Grainger (44'), Devlan Moses (74')
Key stats
Possession: Sheffield Wednesday U21 43% · Barnsley U21 57% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 2-1