EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 8, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Hillsborough (Sheffield)

Sheff Weds
2 - 1
Stockport

Bakinson (90+7')
Valentin (8'), Vaulks (45'), Paterson (90+5')

FT
(aet)

Madden (16')
Lemonheigh-Evans (4'), Vaulks (10'), Rydel (84')

Sheff Weds win 4-1 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-2 Southampton
Friday, August 4 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Stockport County

All competitions

Last Game: Stockport 0-1 Gillingham
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in League Two

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 39.83%. A win for Stockport County had a probability of 34.35% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.61%) and 2-0 (6.69%). The likeliest Stockport County win was 0-1 (8.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Stockport County
39.83% ( -0.01)	25.81% ( 0)	34.35% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 54.61% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.42% (

0.01)

49.58% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.4% (

71.6% (

-0)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.46% (

-0)

24.54% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.99% (

-0)

59.01% (

0.01)

Stockport County Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.37% (

0.01)

27.63% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.83% (

0.01)

63.17% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 39.83%

Stockport County 34.35%

Draw 25.81%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Stockport County
1-0 @ 9.53% ( -0) 2-1 @ 8.61% ( -0) 2-0 @ 6.69% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.03% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.13% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.59% 4-1 @ 1.42% 4-0 @ 1.1% 4-2 @ 0.91% Other @ 1.82% Total : 39.83%	1-1 @ 12.25% 0-0 @ 6.78% ( -0) 2-2 @ 5.54% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.11% ( 0) Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.81%	0-1 @ 8.72% ( 0) 1-2 @ 7.88% ( 0) 0-2 @ 5.61% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.38% ( 0) 0-3 @ 2.41% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.37% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.09% Other @ 2.9% Total : 34.35%