Match Info

EFL Cup - 1/32-finals

Date: 25 August 2026, Tuesday

Location: Hillsborough (Sheffield)

Referee: Speedie B. (Eng)

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	Sheffield Wednesday		Wolverhampton Wanderers

	1	X	2
	5.5	4	1.53	Watch
	6.25	4.60	1.47
	4.9	3.6	1.62	Watch
	5.82	4.1	1.6
	5.66	4.25	1.56	Watch
	5.75	4	1.57
	5.55	4.2	1.62	Watch
	5.8	4.5	1.58
Avarage Now (Initially)	5.65 ↑ (5.12)	4.16 ↑ (3.97)	1.57 ↓ (1.64)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 2.8%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Sheffield Wednesday
16.8%

Draw
22.8%

Wolverhampton Wanderers
60.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

18.4%

23.8%

57.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Sheffield Wednesday has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.6%)

Wolverhampton Wanderers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.6%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
4%	20%	76%

Sheffield Wednesday - Wolverhampton Wanderers Predictions

Users Predictions: 25 users predict this event. Sheff Wed will win (votes: 1 - 4%). Wolverhampton will win (votes: 19 - 76%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 20%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Wolverhampton: 59.3% – 92.7%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. Wolverhampton (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -1.5 - Sheff Wed (10.50) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 4 Selected Experts predict this event. Sheff Wed (votes: 1 - 25%). Wolverhampton (votes: 2 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 25%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Lumley J. (G) 2. Palmer L. (C) 4. Santos R. 26. Swinkels S. 33. James R. 37. Thornton J. 16. Mitchell B. 24. Gray H. 20. Morrison K. 19. Grainger W. 48. Burstow M.	1. Sa J. (C) 17. Pedro Lima 34. Djiga N. 59. Olagunju S. 6. Wolfe D. 12. Traore B. 8. James J. 21. Gomes R. 20. Doyle T. 23. Chirewa T. 10. Armstrong A.
Substitutes
10. Bannan B. 11. Barry L. 9. Lowe J. 3. Lowe M. 40. Moses D. 22. Otegbayo G. 27. Trueman C. (G) 7. Valery Y. 30. Weaver E.	7. Andre 3. Bueno H. 70. Gracey J. (G) 9. Jimenez R. 28. Lopez F. 36. Mane M. 5. Munetsi M. 38. Tchatchoua J. 24. Toti
Coaches
Pedersen H.	Peixoto C.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 2)
3', 0 - 1, Swinkels S. (Own goal),
8', Thornton J. 🟨,
32', Traore B. 🟨,
45+1', 0 - 2, Olagunju S. ⚽, Doyle T. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Gomes R. ↓, Mane M. ↑,
62', Chirewa T. ↓, Jimenez R. ↑,
62', James J. ↓, Munetsi M. ↑,
66', Santos R. ↓, Otegbayo G. ↑,
67', Mitchell B. ↓, Barry L. ↑,
67', Grainger W. ↓, Bannan B. ↑,
70', Swinkels S. ↓, Lowe M. ↑,
72', Wolfe D. ↓, Bueno H. ↑,
81', Morrison K. ↓, Moses D. ↑,
85', Olagunju S. ↓, Toti ↑,
86', Gray H. ↓, Lowe J. ↑,
88', Doyle T. ↓, Lopez F. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sheff Wed won 1.

In recent matches, Sheff Wed has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Wolverhampton is showing excellent form with consecutive wins (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Sheff Wed may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Wolverhampton is the team to beat.

In the last 11 head-to-head matches, Sheff Wed won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 7:11. (average 0.6:1).

Including home matches between the teams, Sheff Wed won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 4:5. (average 0.7:0.8).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Sheffield Wednesday
English League One
20.08.26	Sheffield Wednesday - Bradford City	0:1 ✺
15.08.26	Leyton Orient - Sheffield Wednesday	1:2 ✺
English League Cup
08.08.26	Sheffield Wednesday - Bolton Wanderers	1:0 ✺
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Oldham Athletic - Sheffield Wednesday	4:0 ✺
01.08.26	Accrington Stanley - Sheffield Wednesday	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10.1 LWWLT
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
English League Championship
22.08.26	Preston North End - Wolverhampton Wanderers	1:3 ✺
14.08.26	Wolverhampton Wanderers - Blackburn Rovers	2:2 ✺
English League Cup
07.08.26	Wolverhampton Wanderers - Port Vale	3:0 ✺
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Wolverhampton Wanderers - Racing Santander	3:0 ✺
29.07.26	Doncaster Rovers - Wolverhampton Wanderers	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.7 WTWWW

Latest Head to Head

English League Cup
28.08.18	Sheffield Wednesday - Wolverhampton Wanderers	0:2
English League Championship
28.04.18	Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sheffield Wednesday	0:0
15.12.17	Sheffield Wednesday - Wolverhampton Wanderers	0:1
02.01.17	Sheffield Wednesday - Wolverhampton Wanderers	0:0
26.11.16	Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sheffield Wednesday	0:2
07.05.16	Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sheffield Wednesday	2:1
20.12.15	Sheffield Wednesday - Wolverhampton Wanderers	4:1

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