Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday — prediction, stats & lineups

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Sat, Dec 26 · 15:00

Burton Albionvs

Sheffield Wednesday

Pirelli Stadium

Our prediction

Analysis not published yet

Analysis publishes Fri, Dec 25, 00:00

Our probabilities, value bets and written analysis for this fixture are published at 00:00 UTC on the day before kick-off. The fixture, form, standings and head-to-head are below.

Team comparison

Burton AlbionSheffield Wednesday

0.6Form rating1.4

1.40Goals scored (avg)1.88

1.60Goals conceded (avg)1.00

0.82xG for2.06

1.40xG against1.48

10.0%Clean sheet %25.0%

20.0%Failed to score %37.5%

70.0%Over 2.5 rate62.5%

Based on 8 matches this season.

Expected goals trend

Expected goals created in each team's last ten completed matches.

Expected goals trend

Burton Albion
Sheffield Wednesday

Expected goals trend
Matches	Burton Albion	Sheffield Wednesday
−10	2.93	0.80
−9	0.94	2.70
−8	0.71	1.36
−7	0.11	4.52
−6	0.93	2.49
−5	2.31	0.96
−4	0.47	0.61
−3	0.83	1.79
−2	0.11	0.00
−1	0.94	0.00

Goals by half

Average goals scored in each half this season.

Goals by half

Goals by half
Goals	Goals per match
Burton Albion · 1st half	0.9
Burton Albion · 2nd half	0.5
Sheffield Wednesday · 1st half	0.88
Sheffield Wednesday · 2nd half	1

League One

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
5	Cambridge United	9	4	4	1	+3	16
6	Reading	9	4	3	2	+11	15
7	Oxford United	8	4	3	1	+7	15
8	Sheffield Wednesday	8	4	3	1	+7	15
9	Stevenage	8	3	3	2	+4	12
10	Burton Albion	10	3	3	4	-2	12
11	Mansfield Town	9	3	3	3	-2	12
12	AFC Wimbledon	9	3	3	3	-3	12
13	Leyton Orient	9	3	2	4	+2	11

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Burton Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday — match preview

Burton Albion host Sheffield Wednesday in the League One on Saturday, December 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM at Pirelli Stadium. Burton Albion are 10th with 12 points; Sheffield Wednesday are 8th with 15.