Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Swansea

Championship · Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:00 BST · Hillsborough

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sheffield Wednesday · Swansea · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Swansea — Swansea won this Championship match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.4% of 4561 landed (95% range 76.2–78.6%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Swansea won 2–0 at Hillsborough in the Championship on Saturday 30 August. Sheffield Wednesday are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Swansea are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Swansea: Žan Vipotnik (50’, assisted by Zeidane Inoussa) and Ronald (81’, assisted by Žan Vipotnik).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Žan Vipotnik’s goal on 50 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sheffield Wednesday 0.45, Swansea 1.31, from 9 shots to 17 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Backhouse showed two yellow cards — against 5.0 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Swansea: Gonçalo Franco (30’) and Ethan Galbraith (34’).

What it changes

Sheffield Wednesday move down from 22nd to 23rd (four league matches played).

Swansea move up from 12th to seventh (four league matches played).

It is Swansea’s first win over Sheffield Wednesday since 23 September 2023, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Swansea have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Žan Vipotnik (Swansea) 8.1, Ronald (Swansea) 5.0 and Gonçalo Franco (Swansea) 4.8 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.4% of the time in the last 90 days (3530 of 4561).

Next up

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Doncaster on 24 October 2026.

Swansea next travel to QPR on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Doncaster v Sheffield Wednesday, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Swansea: QPR v Swansea, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Swansea · Championship
Venue: Hillsborough · Sheffield
Referee: A. Backhouse
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Sheffield Wednesday 1 · draws 3 · Swansea 2 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 0W 3D 2L · Swansea 2W 2D 1L

Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Swansea (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 4.57

Corners

against 6.63 / 5.86 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.88 / 3.57

Shots on target

against 6.13 / 3 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.38 / 1.57

Cards

against 1.38 / 2.29 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

5 yellows

Referee · A. Backhouse

2.5 home / 2.5 away

over 12 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 August 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Wednesday for / against	Line	Swansea for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.88 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.57 for · 5.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.38 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.14 for · 8.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.88 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.57 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.88 for · 9.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.43 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.57 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: A. Backhouse — 5 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.92 fouls over 12 matches (2.5 to the home side, 2.5 to the away side).

Home 2.5Away 2.5

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Ingelsson n 8	63.6	2.3 7/4	1.2 3/2	M. Stamenić
Reece Johnson n 3	66.3	1.8 2/1	0.5 1/0	—
Y. Valery n 8	82.3	1.6 6/4	1 4/2	—
M. Smith n 8	71	1.6 5/4	0.3 2/0	—
Shea Charles n 8	85.3	1.5 7/2	2.5 7/6	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Cadamarteri n 8	70.8	2.5 7/5	1 5/1
J. Windass n 8	69.4	2.4 6/4	1.1 4/1
C. Paterson n 8	71.1	2.2 5/4	1.1 5/2
M. Smith n 8	71	2.2 6/2	1.1 5/1
O. Kobacki n 8	33.8	2 3/2	0.7 2/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Paterson n 8	71.1	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
J. Windass n 8	69.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Reece Johnson n 3	66.3	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
I. Ugbo n 8	30.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
D. Gassama n 8	66.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Kobacki n 8	33.8	6.7 8/4
Reece Johnson n 3	66.3	3.6 2/2
M. Johnson n 8	78.8	3 7/5
S. Ingelsson n 8	63.6	2.3 7/5
S. Fusire n 8	59.6	2.3 5/4

Swansea

Swansea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Stamenić n 8	34.5	2.9 5/2	1 2/1	S. Ingelsson
J. Fulton n 8	59.6	2.3 7/3	1.3 3/2	—
Z. Inoussa n 8	61.3	2.2 7/3	1.7 5/2	—
J. Allen n 8	33.9	2 3/1	1 3/0	—
Sam Parker n 8	33.8	2 4/1	0 0/0	—

Swansea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Z. Vipotnik n 8	47.8	2.1 5/3	1.4 4/2
Eom Ji-Sung n 8	65.6	1.9 6/3	0.9 4/1
L. Cullen n 8	59.9	1.9 7/3	0.9 4/1
Z. Inoussa n 8	61.3	1.7 6/3	0.4 2/0
H. Darling n 8	90	1.5 6/5	0.5 3/1

Swansea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Z. Vipotnik n 8	47.8	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
J. Tymon n 8	91.1	0 0/0	0.5 2/1
E. Galbraith n 8	83.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Ronald n 8	83.1	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
L. Cullen n 8	59.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Swansea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Gonçalo Franco n 8	77	3.4 5/5
Sam Parker n 8	33.8	3.3 4/2
M. Stamenić n 8	34.5	2.6 5/2
J. Fulton n 8	59.6	2.5 6/4
E. Galbraith n 8	83.8	2.3 6/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Wednesday		Swansea
36%	Possession	64%
0.45	Expected goals (xG)	1.31
9	Shots	17
1	Shots on target	8
6	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	11
2	Corners	7
1	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	1
322	Passes	570
80%	Pass accuracy	87%

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ethan Horvath	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Valery	90	1	0	0	2	6.7
D. Iorfa	90	1	0	0	1	6.7
M. Lowe	90	0	0	1	2	6.9
L. Palmer	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Ingelsson	90	1	0	1	0	6.9
B. Bannan	90	1	1	2	0	6.9
B. Cadamarteri	90	0	0	3	0	6.5
O. Kobacki	80	2	0	0	1	6.3
C. McNeill	80	0	0	1	3	6.9
J. Lowe	63	1	0	0	0	6.5
I. Ugbo sub	27	0	0	0	0	6.7
Reece Johnson sub	10	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. Fusire sub	10	0	0	0	0	6.3

Swansea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Vigouroux	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Key	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
B. Cabango	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.7
C. Burgess	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.7
J. Tymon	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	7.5
Gonçalo Franco	90	0	0	2	0	1	3	Y	7
M. Stamenić	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
Ronald	89	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.9
E. Galbraith	89	0	0	3	2	0	0	Y	6.7
Z. Vipotnik	82	1	1	3	3	2	0	0	7.7
Z. Inoussa	77	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	6.9
Eom Ji-Sung sub	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
L. Cullen sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Widell sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
M. Yalcouyé sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayLDLDD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

SwanseaLWWDD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sheffield Wednesday 1 · 3 draws · Swansea 2 · 1.67 goals/game

2025-02-12 Swansea 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday
2024-10-22 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Swansea
2024-03-29 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Swansea
2023-09-23 Swansea 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2021-04-13 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Swansea
2020-11-25 Swansea 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday

League standing · 2025/26

Sheffield Wednesday#24 pos0 pts46 pl-60 GD

Swansea#11 pos64 pts46 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored0.63

Swansea scored1.24

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.93

Swansea conceded1.28

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea?: In their last 6 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday won 1, Swansea won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea?: Recent form — Sheffield Wednesday 0W 3D 2L; Swansea 2W 2D 1L.

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