Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sheffield Wednesday 3rd with 96 points, Exeter City 14th with 56, 40 apart. On recent form Exeter City sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.76/0.8 for Sheffield Wednesday and 1.39/1.48 for Exeter City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Exeter City had been beaten in four straight games. From the last five rounds, Sheffield Wednesday held 8 points of 15 and Exeter City 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 3 for Exeter City, 1 draw, at 3.17 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 39,732. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.