Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between Sheffield Wednesday (3rd, 96 pts) and Shrewsbury Town (12th, 59 pts). Recent form told a different story for Shrewsbury Town: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Scoring rates set the scale: Shrewsbury Town 1.13 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Sheffield Wednesday 1.76 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.28.
Shrewsbury Town were winless in 7. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Shrewsbury Town against 10/15 for Sheffield Wednesday.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Shrewsbury Town, 1 for Sheffield Wednesday and 1 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
Montgomery Waters Meadow in Shrewsbury staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,875. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sheffield Wednesday led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.