Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol Rovers result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bristol Rovers

League One · Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:00 BST · Hillsborough

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

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Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bristol Rovers — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol Rovers drew 1–1 at Hillsborough in League One on Wednesday 26 October. Sheffield Wednesday have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. Bristol Rovers have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sheffield Wednesday led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Sheffield Wednesday: Michael Smith (45’, assisted by George Byers); Bristol Rovers: Joshua Coburn (60’).

Discipline

O. Langford showed two yellow cards — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sheffield Wednesday: M. Ihiekwe (36’); Bristol Rovers: J. Rossiter (39’).

What it changes

Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Bristol Rovers are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) 6.4, Joshua Coburn (Bristol Rovers) 5.9 and Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Doncaster on 24 October 2026.

Bristol Rovers next host Swindon Town 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 Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bristol Rovers · League One
Venue: Hillsborough · Sheffield
Referee: O. Langford
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 3W 1D 1L · Bristol Rovers 3W 2D 0L

Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bristol Rovers (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 5.5

Corners

against 3.5 / 5 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

6 / 4.83

Shots on target

against 2.75 / 4.67 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1 / 2.5

Cards

against 3.25 / 2 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 October 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 October 2022. 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	Bristol Rovers for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	18.75 for · 8.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.67 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.83 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	8 for · 12.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	9.33 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2022. 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
L. Gregory n 8	69.8	2.1 7/3	2.7 7/6	—
G. Byers n 8	65.5	1.9 5/5	0.2 1/0	A. Evans
C. Paterson n 8	38.8	1.7 4/2	1.5 3/2	—
T. Bakinson n 8	64.3	1.6 4/3	0.4 2/0	—
F. Dele-Bashiru n 8	28	1.6 4/0	1.2 3/0	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Windass n 8	85.4	3.2 8/8	1.1 5/2
L. Gregory n 8	69.8	2.6 6/5	1.5 6/2
M. Smith n 8	85.6	2 7/6	1.1 5/2
F. Dele-Bashiru n 8	28	2 3/1	2 3/1
M. Wilks n 8	32.6	1.7 4/1	0.7 2/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Dele-Bashiru n 8	28	0.8 2/0	0.8 1/1
B. Bannan n 8	87	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
L. Gregory n 8	69.8	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
M. Wilks n 8	32.6	0 0/0	0.7 2/0
G. Byers n 8	65.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Byers n 8	65.5	3.8 5/4
R. James n 8	57.1	3.2 7/4
M. Johnson n 8	82	2.3 8/4
D. Iorfa n 8	67	2 7/4
W. Vaulks n 8	65.9	1.7 5/3

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2022. 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. Marquis n 8	60	2.6 7/2	1.3 5/2	—
R. Loft n 8	85.8	2.5 8/6	1.4 6/4	—
L. McCormick n 8	46	1.5 3/3	1.2 4/1	—
A. Evans n 8	72	1.4 5/2	1.3 6/1	G. Byers
J. Coburn n 8	41.5	1.4 4/1	1.6 4/2	—

Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Collins n 8	85	2.4 7/6	1.3 5/4
R. Loft n 8	85.8	2.2 7/6	1 6/1
A. Evans n 8	72	1.6 6/3	0.9 5/1
S. Sinclair n 8	22.6	1.5 2/1	0 0/0
J. Coburn n 8	41.5	1.4 3/2	0.8 2/1

Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Collins n 8	85	0.7 3/2	0.4 3/0
S. Jasper n 8	16.9	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
R. Loft n 8	85.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Coburn n 8	41.5	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
J. Marquis n 8	60	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Finley n 8	80.6	3.8 8/8
A. Evans n 8	72	3.3 7/6
P. Coutts n 8	54.4	2.5 5/4
H. Anderson n 8	44.9	2.5 6/3
S. Sinclair n 8	22.6	2.5 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Wednesday		Bristol Rovers
54%	Possession	46%
22	Shots	10
6	Shots on target	5
10	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	3
16	Shots inside the box	7
7	Corners	1
2	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	6
432	Passes	401
75%	Pass accuracy	70%

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Stockdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. McGuinness	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.2
M. Ihiekwe	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	7
L. Palmer	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.6
G. Byers	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	7.3
B. Bannan	90	0	0	3	0	7	3	0	8.2
M. Johnson	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.3
J. Windass	90	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	7.3
M. Smith	90	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	7.7
L. Gregory	79	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.6
J. Brown	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Wilks sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
F. Dele-Bashiru sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Bristol Rovers player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Belshaw	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
J. Gibbons	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
B. Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
L. Gordon	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
J. Rossiter	90	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7
S. Finley	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.3
A. Evans	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.5
A. Collins	90	0	3	3	2	1	0	7
J. Coburn	81	1	3	2	0	1	0	7.3
R. Loft	31	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
H. Anderson sub	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. McCormick sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Sinclair sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayWLWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Bristol RoversDWWWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Wednesday#3 pos96 pts46 pl+44 GD

Bristol Rovers#17 pos53 pts46 pl-15 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.76

Bristol Rovers scored1.26

Sheffield Wednesday conceded0.8

Bristol Rovers conceded1.59

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