Wrexham v Sheffield Wednesday result

Full-time · Wrexham 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 BST

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

Team pages: Wrexham · Sheffield Wednesday

The model’s pre-match pick

Wrexham 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday — this Championship match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 65.6% of 643 landed (95% range 61.9–69.2%); it had given them 76.5% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Wrexham and Sheffield Wednesday drew 2–2 in the Championship on Saturday 23 August. Wrexham have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Wrexham led 2–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Wrexham: Kieffer Moore (15’, 31’); Sheffield Wednesday: Barry Bannan (63’) and Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (81’, assisted by Charlie McNeill).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri’s goal on 81 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Sheffield Wednesday out-shot Wrexham 21 to 11 and created the better chances, 2.67 xG to 1.30 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

Discipline

F. Hallam showed no yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Wrexham move up from 22nd to 20th (three league matches played).

Sheffield Wednesday move up from 24th to 22nd (three league matches played).

Wrexham are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Sheffield Wednesday are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) 11.3, Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) 10.4 and Lewis Brunt (Wrexham) 6.4 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call.

Next up

Wrexham next travel to Blackburn on 24 October 2026.

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Notts County on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Wrexham: Blackburn v Wrexham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wrexham 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship
Referee: F. Hallam
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Wrexham 2W 1D 2L · Sheffield Wednesday 0W 3D 2L

Wrexham 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday (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

1.75 / 1

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 3.63

Corners

against 5.75 / 6.13 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.25 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 5.75 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.5 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.55 yellows

Referee · F. Hallam

1.45 home / 2.09 away

over 11 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 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	Wrexham for / against	Line	Sheffield Wednesday for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.63 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 16.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 8.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: F. Hallam — 3.55 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.45 fouls over 11 matches (1.45 to the home side, 2.09 to the away side).

Home 1.45Away 2.09

Wrexham

Wrexham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 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. Fletcher n 8	24.5	2.3 4/1	1.8 3/1	—
S. Smith n 8	68.5	1.8 5/2	0.7 4/0	—
O. Rathbone n 8	86.5	1.7 6/5	1.2 6/2	—
J. Rodríguez n 8	65.3	1.7 6/2	1.6 5/2	—
L. O'Brien n 8	80.3	1.5 6/4	2.1 7/6	O. Kobacki

Wrexham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 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+
S. Fletcher n 8	24.5	3.7 5/3	2.8 5/1
J. Windass n 8	69.4	2.4 6/4	1.1 4/1
R. Hardie n 8	73.6	2.3 7/4	1.5 6/3
K. Moore n 8	73.9	2.1 6/5	0.9 5/1
S. Smith n 8	68.5	1.5 7/2	0.8 4/1

Wrexham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. McClean n 8	69.8	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/1
R. Barnett n 8	40.9	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
J. Windass n 8	69.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
S. Smith n 8	68.5	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
R. Longman n 8	67.1	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0

Wrexham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Rathbone n 8	86.5	3 7/6
G. Dobson n 8	72.3	2.3 6/3
M. Cleworth n 8	90	2 8/6
L. Brunt n 8	88.1	1.9 7/4
L. O'Brien n 8	80.3	1.8 6/3

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 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
O. Kobacki n 8	24.5	2.3 4/1	0.9 2/0	L. O'Brien
S. Ingelsson n 8	63.6	2.1 7/3	1.2 3/2	—
M. Smith n 8	61	2 6/4	0.4 2/0	—
J. Lowe n 8	44.1	2 6/2	0 0/0	—
Y. Valery n 8	79.8	1.8 6/5	0.6 3/1	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 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+
M. Smith n 8	61	3 7/3	1.3 5/1
B. Cadamarteri n 8	68.9	2.6 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
A. Musaba n 8	42.6	1.8 4/2	0.8 3/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 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
A. Musaba n 8	42.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
J. Windass n 8	69.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
O. Kobacki n 8	24.5	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
I. Ugbo n 8	24.1	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Kobacki n 8	24.5	8.7 8/4
M. Johnson n 8	78.8	3 7/5
M. Lowe n 8	69	2.6 6/4
S. Fusire n 8	67.5	2.5 6/4
S. Ingelsson n 8	63.6	2.3 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wrexham		Sheffield Wednesday
47%	Possession	53%
1.30	Expected goals (xG)	2.67
11	Shots	21
4	Shots on target	7
5	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	11
9	Shots inside the box	18
3	Corners	9
4	Offsides	0
7	Fouls	8
5	Saves	2
379	Passes	431
79%	Pass accuracy	78%

Wrexham player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Ward	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Cleworth	90	0	0	0	0	4	7.2
C. Coady	90	0	0	0	0	3	7.2
L. Brunt	90	0	0	0	0	1	7.6
R. Longman	90	0	1	1	3	2	7.2
G. Dobson	90	0	1	1	0	3	7.7
M. James	90	0	0	0	0	3	7
L. O'Brien	90	0	0	0	1	3	6.3
J. McClean	90	0	1	0	0	2	6.9
K. Moore	77	2	5	2	0	0	8.7
N. Broadhead	68	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
S. Smith sub	23	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
R. Hardie sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ethan Horvath	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Y. Valery	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.6
D. Iorfa	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.6
M. Lowe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
L. Palmer	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.9
S. Ingelsson	90	0	0	0	0	4	2	7
C. McNeill	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	6.7
B. Cadamarteri	90	1	0	1	1	2	0	7.3
B. Bannan	89	1	0	1	1	6	4	8.5
O. Kobacki	89	0	0	3	1	0	3	6
I. Ugbo	77	0	0	3	3	0	2	6.3
J. Lowe sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Otegbayo sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
S. Fusire sub	1	0	0	0	0	1	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 Wrexham v Sheffield Wednesday — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WrexhamWWLDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Sheffield WednesdayDDLDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

League standing · 2025/26

Wrexham#7 pos71 pts46 pl+4 GD

Sheffield Wednesday#24 pos0 pts46 pl-60 GD

Goals per game

Wrexham scored1.5

Sheffield Wednesday scored0.63

Wrexham conceded1.41

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.93

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Wrexham v Sheffield Wednesday?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Wrexham v Sheffield Wednesday was Over 2.5 goals.
What is the recent form of Wrexham and Sheffield Wednesday?: Recent form — Wrexham 2W 1D 2L; Sheffield Wednesday 0W 3D 2L.

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