Derby vs Sheffield Wednesday

Derby

2 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Pride Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Derby 8 · Sheffield Wednesday 24

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

22 matches · 1.18 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.18
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	9%
Home wins	27%
Draws	45%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Derby outshot their opponent (13-7).
Derby controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Derby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 27

Avg: 1.35 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Wednesday (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-17

Goals For / Against

15 / 45

Avg: 0.65 / 1.96

Points

Avg: 0.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.57

PPG

0.35

1.35

0.65

1.17

1.96

39%

O2.5

57%

65%

BTTS

48%

35%

Score 1st

League-position context

Derby rank8th

Sheffield Wednesday rank24th

Derby points69

Sheffield Wednesday points18

Derby: #8 · 69 pts · GD +8

15 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Wednesday: #24 · 18 pts · GD -60

66 pts off the top 2. 51 pts off the play-off line. 35 pts from safety.

51-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derby last 5 home

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-3

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-10

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Derby trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Derby score at home96%

Derby clean sheet at home30%

Sheffield Wednesday score away52%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Derby score first35%

Derby win after scoring first63%

Sheffield Wednesday score first4%

Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derby 100% · Sheffield Wednesday 0%

Avg first goal minute: Derby 29.3' · Sheffield Wednesday 23.0'

Vs league average

Derby score at home1.35 vs 1.40

Derby concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Sheffield Wednesday score away0.65 vs 1.20

Sheffield Wednesday concede away1.96 vs 1.40

Derby score 4% below league average, while Sheffield Wednesday score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Derby are 3% below league average at home, and Sheffield Wednesday are 40% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Derby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Sheffield Wednesday goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

403

320

Passes Accurate

325

247

Passes %

81%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Brereton

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Brewster

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Yates

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Lowe

33'

33' B. Brereton

37'

37' L. Palmer

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Clarke

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ward

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ R. Brewster

1st substitution · For: D. Ozoh

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ C. McNeill

1st substitution · For: Joel Tshisanga Ndala

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ S. Szmodics

2nd substitution · For: J. Banel

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ P. Agyemang

3rd substitution · For: C. Morris

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Yates

2nd substitution · For: Jarvis Thornton

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Clarke

4th substitution · For: O. Fraulo

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ S. Fusire

3rd substitution · For: I. Ugbo

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ B. Clark

5th substitution · For: O. Fraulo

Derby vs Sheffield Wednesday 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derby beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Oliver Langford. It was played at Pride Park Stadium.

First half: Derby took the lead at 11' when B. Brereton scored, with the assist credited to R. Brewster, making the score 1-0. Sheffield Wednesday leveled the score at 17' when J. Yates scored, with the assist credited to J. Lowe, making the score 1-1. B. Brereton received a yellow card for Derby at 33'. L. Palmer received a yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday at 37'. Derby took the lead at 45' when M. Clarke scored, with the assist credited to J. Ward, making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Derby made their 1st substitution at 62', with R. Brewster replacing D. Ozoh. Sheffield Wednesday made their 1st substitution at 74', with C. McNeill replacing Joel Tshisanga Ndala. Derby made their 2nd substitution at 74', with S. Szmodics replacing J. Banel. Derby made their 3rd substitution at 75', with P. Agyemang replacing C. Morris. Sheffield Wednesday made their 2nd substitution at 82', with J. Yates replacing Jarvis Thornton. Derby made their 4th substitution at 89', with M. Clarke replacing O. Fraulo. Sheffield Wednesday made their 3rd substitution at 89', with S. Fusire replacing I. Ugbo. Derby made their 5th substitution at 89', with B. Clark replacing O. Fraulo.

Derby used 5 substitutions while Sheffield Wednesday used 3 substitutions. Derby got 1 yellow card, while Sheffield Wednesday got 1 yellow card.