Peterborough v Sheffield Wednesday result

Full-time · Peterborough 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday

League One · Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:30 BST · Weston Homes Stadium

Updated 7 Nov 2026, 12:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Peterborough · Sheffield Wednesday

The model’s pre-match pick

Peterborough 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday — Sheffield Wednesday won this League One match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.28 at Betano

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.8% of 5059 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); 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

Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1 at Weston Homes Stadium in League One on Saturday 5 September. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Peterborough out-shot Sheffield Wednesday 20 to 13 and created the better chances, 2.24 xG to 0.96 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Sheffield Wednesday led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Peterborough: an own goal by Joshua Feeney (38’) and Benjamin Woods (47’, assisted by James Dornelly); Sheffield Wednesday: Yan Valery (79’, assisted by Kieran Morrison).

Discipline

A. Humphries showed five yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Peterborough: Ethan Williams (43’) and Brandon Khela (78’); Sheffield Wednesday: Jaden Heskey (57’), Callum Slattery (62’) and Kieran Morrison (90+6’).

What it changes

Peterborough move down from 17th to 18th (five league matches played). Peterborough have scored three goals, the second-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Peterborough have conceded nine goals, the seventh-most of the 24 clubs.

Sheffield Wednesday move up from second to first (five league matches played). Sheffield Wednesday have scored 13 goals, the second-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Sheffield Wednesday have conceded six goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Peterborough are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Sheffield Wednesday have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Benjamin Woods (Peterborough) 9.0, Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) 8.0 and Harley Mills (Peterborough) 6.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Peterborough or Sheffield Wednesday (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.8% of the time in the last 90 days (3938 of 5059).

Next up

Peterborough next host Reading on 7 November 2026.

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Oldham on 8 November 2026.

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

Next for Peterborough: Peterborough v Reading, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Oldham v Sheffield Wednesday, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Peterborough 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday · League One
Venue: Weston Homes Stadium · Peterborough
Referee: A. Humphries
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 4): Peterborough 2 · draws 0 · Sheffield Wednesday 2 · 3.25 goals/game
Recent form: Peterborough 2W 1D 2L · Sheffield Wednesday 3W 0D 2L

Peterborough 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday (League One): 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 7 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.13 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.25

over 8 matches

4.38 / 5.25

Corners

against 3.75 / 5.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 6 / 4.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · A. Humphries

22.33 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 9 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Peterborough for / against	Line	Sheffield Wednesday for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.25our book	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.38 for · 15.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.63 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.63 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.13 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Humphries — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.22 red cards, 22.33 fouls over 9 matches.

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Peterborough

Peterborough Goalkeeper

Peterborough — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Bass	6	90540 min	223.7 /90	81.3 /90	00 /90

Peterborough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Bass n 8	90	4.3 8/5

Peterborough Defensive

Peterborough — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Harley Mills	5	90450 min	102 /90	40.8 /90	20.4 /90	214.2 /90	20.4 /90	00 /90
D. Okagbue	5	84420 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	51.1 /90	286 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90
C. Johnston	5	72358 min	92.3 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90	256.3 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
James Dornelly	5	70351 min	71.8 /90	51.3 /90	41 /90	194.9 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90
T. O'Connor	4	72286 min	30.9 /90	10.3 /90	41.3 /90	226.9 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
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Peterborough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. 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
A. Bass n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
H. Leonard n 8	85.8	0.8 5/1	1.8 6/3	—
Bolu Shofowoke n 8	58.9	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0	C. Slattery
Harley Mills n 8	77.5	0.7 4/1	0.7 3/2	G. Otegbayo
D. Okagbue n 8	86.3	0.5 2/1	0.7 4/1	—
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Peterborough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Leonard n 8	85.8	0.4 3/0
Bolu Shofowoke n 8	58.9	1 4/1
Harley Mills n 8	77.5	1.6 6/2
D. Okagbue n 8	86.3	0.5 3/1
B. Khela n 8	70.8	1.3 6/2
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Peterborough Attacking

Peterborough — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
H. Leonard	6	84506 min	40.7 /90	00 /90	193.4 /90	101.8 /90	50.9 /90	20.4 /90
Bolu Shofowoke	6	65388 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	40.9 /90	20.5 /90	92.1 /90	71.6 /90
Vernon Masara	2	3774 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.2 /90	11.2 /90	00 /90	11.2 /90
David Kamara	1	2525 min	00 /90	00 /90	13.6 /90	13.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90
B. Khela	5	80401 min	00 /90	00 /90	61.3 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90	40.9 /90
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Peterborough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Bass n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Leonard n 8	85.8	2.9 7/7	1.6 6/4
Bolu Shofowoke n 8	58.9	0.8 3/1	0.4 2/0
Harley Mills n 8	77.5	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
D. Okagbue n 8	86.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Peterborough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Bass n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Leonard n 8	85.8	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
Bolu Shofowoke n 8	58.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Harley Mills n 8	77.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Okagbue n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday Goalkeeper

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Lumley	6	91547 min	152.5 /90	71.2 /90	00 /90

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Lumley n 8	90.9	2.8 6/3

Sheffield Wednesday Defensive

Sheffield Wednesday — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
G. Otegbayo	6	71427 min	40.8 /90	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	204.2 /90	91.9 /90	10.2 /90
Y. Valery	4	89355 min	92.3 /90	41 /90	00 /90	276.8 /90	51.3 /90	00 /90
M. Lowe	4	74297 min	72.1 /90	41.2 /90	10.3 /90	185.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
S. Swinkels	4	67269 min	20.7 /90	72.3 /90	51.7 /90	155 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
R. James	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	62 /90	10.3 /90	103.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. 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
J. Lumley n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
B. Bannan n 8	76	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0	—
G. Otegbayo n 8	71.5	1.4 5/2	0.6 3/1	Harley Mills
L. Barry n 6	44.3	0.7 1/1	1.7 4/1	—
C. Slattery n 5	91.4	2.8 5/4	2.4 5/4	Bolu Shofowoke
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Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Bannan n 8	76	0.9 4/1
G. Otegbayo n 8	71.5	1.3 5/1
L. Barry n 6	44.3	1 3/0
C. Slattery n 5	91.4	2.8 5/4
J. Lowe n 8	74.1	0.6 4/0
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Sheffield Wednesday Attacking

Sheffield Wednesday — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Lowe	5	79394 min	51.1 /90	10.2 /90	194.3 /90	122.7 /90	71.6 /90	10.2 /90
Mason Paul James Burstow	5	66329 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	61.6 /90	41.1 /90	61.6 /90	10.3 /90
B. Bannan	6	72430 min	00 /90	20.4 /90	40.8 /90	20.4 /90	91.9 /90	30.6 /90
L. Barry	6	44266 min	31 /90	10.3 /90	82.7 /90	51.7 /90	93 /90	31 /90
C. Slattery	5	91457 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	81.6 /90	20.4 /90	91.8 /90	30.6 /90
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Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Lumley n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Bannan n 8	76	0.9 4/2	0.3 2/0
G. Otegbayo n 8	71.5	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
L. Barry n 6	44.3	2.7 5/1	1.7 3/1
C. Slattery n 5	91.4	1.6 5/2	0.4 2/0
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Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lumley n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Bannan n 8	76	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
G. Otegbayo n 8	71.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
L. Barry n 6	44.3	1 2/1	0.3 1/0
C. Slattery n 5	91.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Peterborough		Sheffield Wednesday
56%	Possession	44%
2.24	Expected goals (xG)	0.96
20	Shots	13
3	Shots on target	5
10	Shots off target	5
7	Blocked shots	3
12	Shots inside the box	12
4	Corners	9
0	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
477	Passes	378
79%	Pass accuracy	75%

Peterborough Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
James Dornelly	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
A. Bass	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Woods	90	1	0	2	1	2	4	0	8.2
Bolu Shofowoke	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
Harley Mills	90	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	7.2
H. Leonard	90	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	6
Joshua Feeney	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
L. Kelly	75	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
Harrison Jones	75	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.5
Ethan Williams	63	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	6.6
T. O'Connor	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Okagbue sub	76	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Ormerod sub	27	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	6.9
B. Khela sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Harry Ashfield sub	15	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.2

Sheffield Wednesday Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Slattery	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	Y	6.5
G. Otegbayo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Morrison	90	0	1	2	2	4	0	Y	6.3
R. James	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7.5
B. Bannan	90	0	0	2	1	1	4	0	7.2
J. Lumley	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Y. Valery	87	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.6
J. Lowe	58	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Keillor-Dunn	58	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Jaden Heskey	57	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.7
L. Cooper	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Ernie Weaver sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Mitchell sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Ali Al Hamadi sub	32	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
Mason Paul James Burstow sub	32	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
L. Palmer sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3

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

Recent form

PeterboroughLWWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Sheffield WednesdayWLLWW

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

Head-to-head last 4

Peterborough 2 · 0 draws · Sheffield Wednesday 2 · 3.25 goals/game

2023-05-18 Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Peterborough
2023-05-12 Peterborough 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2023-03-04 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Peterborough
2022-08-16 Peterborough 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday

League standing · 2026/27

Peterborough#22 pos10 pts13 pl-12 GD

Sheffield Wednesday#9 pos20 pts13 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Peterborough scored0.85

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.69

Peterborough conceded1.77

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.08

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Peterborough v Sheffield Wednesday?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Peterborough v Sheffield Wednesday was Home or Away (best price 1.28 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Peterborough and Sheffield Wednesday?: In their last 4 meetings, Peterborough won 2, Sheffield Wednesday won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.25 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Peterborough and Sheffield Wednesday?: Recent form — Peterborough 2W 1D 2L; Sheffield Wednesday 3W 0D 2L.

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