Championship

Championship | Gameweek 46

May 8, 2021 at 12.30pm UK

Pride Park Stadium

Derby
3 - 3
Sheff Weds

Waghorn (49', 78' pen.), Roberts (52')
Kazim-Richards (60'), Jozwiak (76'), Ebosele (86')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Hutchinson (45+3'), Paterson (62'), Borner (69')
Bannan (45+1'), Dunkley (77'), Harris (90+5')

Reaction

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Derby County's Patrick Roberts celebrates after scoring their second goal on May 8, 2021

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The Match

Match Report

Martyn Waghorn scored twice as the Rams secured their Sky Bet Championship status.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Derby County win with a probability of 41.39%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 30.75% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Derby County win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.36%) and 2-0 (7.87%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (10.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood.

Result
Derby County	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
41.39%	27.86%	30.75%

Both teams to score 47.22%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.49%

58.52%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.91%

79.09%

Derby County Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.18%

27.83%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.58%

63.42%

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.42%

34.58%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.7%

71.3%

Score Analysis

Derby County 41.38%

Sheffield Wednesday 30.75%

Draw 27.86%

Derby County	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 12.3% 2-1 @ 8.36% 2-0 @ 7.87% 3-1 @ 3.57% 3-0 @ 3.36% 3-2 @ 1.89% 4-1 @ 1.14% 4-0 @ 1.07% Other @ 1.82% Total : 41.38%	1-1 @ 13.07% 0-0 @ 9.62% 2-2 @ 4.44% Other @ 0.73% Total : 27.86%	0-1 @ 10.21% 1-2 @ 6.94% 0-2 @ 5.43% 1-3 @ 2.46% 0-3 @ 1.92% 2-3 @ 1.57% Other @ 2.22% Total : 30.75%

How you voted: Derby vs Sheff Weds

Derby County

30.1%

Draw

34.9%

Sheffield Wednesday