Match Report
The table read 17th (Sheffield Wednesday U21, 30 pts) against 20th (Crewe Alexandra U21, 23 pts), 7 points apart. Recent form flatters Sheffield Wednesday U21's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Against a league average of 1.94 goals per team per game, Sheffield Wednesday U21 ran at 1.75 scored and 2.25 conceded, Crewe Alexandra U21 at 1.46 and 2.46.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Sheffield Wednesday U21, 2 draws and 1 for Crewe Alexandra 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. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 80% of the meetings.
The match was played at Hillsborough Stadium (capacity 34,835). On the scoreboard, Sheffield Wednesday U21 led 3-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 3-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Sheffield Wednesday U21: William Grainger (8'), William Grainger (7'), Devlan Moses (39')
Key stats
Possession: Sheffield Wednesday U21 56% · Crewe Alexandra U21 44% · Total shots: 18-3 · On target: 12-2 · Corners: 2-2