Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Aug 4, 2023 at 8pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
1 - 2
Southampton

Gregory (54')
Gregory (28'), Paterson (30'), Delgado (45+1'), Dawson (78')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Armstrong (8'), Adams (87')
Armstrong (27'), Manning (37'), Tella (64'), Stephens (84')

The Match

Match Report

Che Adams nets an 87th-minute winner as Southampton record a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in Friday's Championship opener.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-2 Luton
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

Southampton

All competitions

Last Game: Southampton 0-1 AZ
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 48.18%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 26.88% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.42%) and 2-0 (8.38%). The likeliest Southampton win was 0-1 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Southampton in this match.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Southampton
48.18% ( -7.37)	24.93% ( 1.36)	26.88% ( 6)

Both teams to score 53.74% (

2.45)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51% (

-0.03)

48.99% (

0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.92% (

-0.03)

71.08% (

0.03)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.63% (

-2.9)

20.37% (

2.9)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.22% (

-4.83)

52.77% (

4.83)

Southampton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.49% (

5.34)

32.5% (

-5.34)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.96% (

5.58)

69.03% (

-5.59)

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 48.18%

Southampton 26.88%

Draw 24.92%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Southampton
1-0 @ 10.53% ( -1) 2-1 @ 9.42% ( -0.36) 2-0 @ 8.38% ( -1.68) 3-1 @ 5% ( -0.69) 3-0 @ 4.45% ( -1.41) 3-2 @ 2.81% ( 0.04) 4-1 @ 1.99% ( -0.49) 4-0 @ 1.77% ( -0.78) 4-2 @ 1.12% ( -0.09) Other @ 2.73% Total : 48.18%	1-1 @ 11.83% ( 0.63) 0-0 @ 6.62% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 5.29% ( 0.54) 3-3 @ 1.05% ( 0.16) Other @ 0.13% Total : 24.92%	0-1 @ 7.44% ( 1.02) 1-2 @ 6.65% ( 1.21) 0-2 @ 4.18% ( 1.06) 1-3 @ 2.49% ( 0.73) 2-3 @ 1.98% ( 0.44) 0-3 @ 1.57% ( 0.56) Other @ 2.57% Total : 26.88%