Week 17 brings us a match on Oct 29th, where Sheffield Wednesday hosts Burton Albion at Hillsborough Stadium in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sheffield Wednesday is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Lincoln City. Lee Gregory scored the first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in the 7th minute, then Daniel Mandroiu tied it up for Lincoln City in the 46th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Lincoln City. Sheffield Wednesday should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Burton Albion recorded a 1-2 loss against Bolton Wanderers. Sam Hughes struck first for Burton Albion in the 73rd minute on a feed from Terry Taylor, then Amadou Bakayoko tied it up for Bolton Wanderers in the 87th minute on a feed from James Trafford Finally they completed the comback victory in the 98th minute on a goal by Jón Daði Böðvarsson to cap off a wild match. Burton Albion is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Sheffield Wednesday won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Burton Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Victor Adeboyejo. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Lee Gregory has been the most prolific scorer on Sheffield Wednesday in the last 5 matches with three goals.