+1.21 points a game is the venue form gap, in Stevenage's favour: Stevenage takes 1.88 a game at home over the last two seasons, Sheffield Wednesday 0.67 away.
Stevenage: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season. Sheffield Wednesday: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season in the Championship.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Stevenage -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 1, lost 1 of 3, scoring 5 and conceding 5. Last season at home: won 12, drew 7, lost 3 of 22, scoring 24 and conceding 14 -- 1.95 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Leyton Orient 0-1 away; beat Luton Town 2-1 at home; beat Barnsley 5-1 away; drew with Peterborough United 0-0 away; drew with Doncaster Rovers 2-2 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 21 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Alex Revell. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Sheffield Wednesday -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 3, drew 0, lost 0 of 3, scoring 6 and conceding 3. Last season away in the Championship: won 1, drew 4, lost 16 of 21, scoring 12 and conceding 41 -- 0.33 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Stockport County 0-0 at home; drew with Wigan Athletic 0-0 at home; beat Peterborough United 2-1 away; beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 away; beat Bromley 7-2 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 34 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Henrik Pedersen. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.