EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 1, 2021 at 1pm UK

Hillsborough

Sheff Weds
0 - 0
Huddersfield

Iorfa (27'), Hunt (82')

FT
(aet)

Ward (52'), Hogg (81'), O'Brien (86'), Colwill (86')

Huddersfield win 4-2 on penalties

Carlos Corberan pleased with Huddersfield Town's cup progress

Goalkeeper Lee Nicholls was the hero for Huddersfield.

Aug 1, 16:36

The Match

Match Report

Lee Nicholls was the hero for Huddersfield in the shoot-out, saving spot-kicks from Massimo Luongo and Liam Palmer.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's EFL Cup clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 49.3%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 24.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.31%) and 0-2 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.2%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 1-0 (8.01%).

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Huddersfield Town
24.96%	25.73%	49.3%

Both teams to score 49.61%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.39%

53.6%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.89%

75.1%

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.41%

36.58%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.63%

73.37%

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.23%

21.77%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.04%

54.95%

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 24.97%

Huddersfield Town 49.3%

Draw 25.72%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Huddersfield Town
1-0 @ 8.01% 2-1 @ 6.14% 2-0 @ 4.03% 3-1 @ 2.06% 3-2 @ 1.57% 3-0 @ 1.35% Other @ 1.82% Total : 24.97%	1-1 @ 12.2% 0-0 @ 7.96% 2-2 @ 4.68% Other @ 0.88% Total : 25.72%	0-1 @ 12.14% 1-2 @ 9.31% 0-2 @ 9.26% 1-3 @ 4.73% 0-3 @ 4.71% 2-3 @ 2.38% 1-4 @ 1.8% 0-4 @ 1.79% 2-4 @ 0.91% Other @ 2.27% Total : 49.3%