LEEDS. Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Leeds United was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%)​.

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the assistance of Lee Venamore and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Martin Coy. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.74 degrees Celsius or 71.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leeds United had a strong ball possession 67% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Leeds United to win the match​.

Leeds United shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield Wednesday shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 1 yellow card (Georginio Rutter). Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (Josh Windass and Juan Delgado).

Standings

After playing this match, Leeds United will have 6 points like Coventry City, Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will have 1 points like Middlesbrough to sit in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Leeds United will host Sunderland on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Sheffield Wednesday will host Norwich City on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Charlie Cresswell, Karl Darlow, Joe Gelhardt, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Illan Meslier (7.8), Luke Ayling (7.3), Joe Rodon (7.0), Pascal Struijk (7.3), Jamie Shackleton (7.7), Archie Gray (7.0), Ethan Ampadu (7.9), Crysencio Summerville (7.3), Joël Piroe (6.4), Wilfried Gnonto (7.5) and Georginio Rutter (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ian Carlo Poveda, Darko Gyabi, Mateo Joseph, Djed Spence and Glen Kamara.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 2 changes: Luke Ayling for Djed Spence (81′) and Archie Gray for Glen Kamara (88′).

Best player: Ethan Ampadu​

The most impressive player for Leeds United was Ethan Ampadu.

His rating is (7.9) with 67 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart played with: Cameron Dawson, Tyreeq Bakinson, Michael Ihiekwe, Anthony Musaba, Devis Vasquez (7.9), Callum Paterson (7.5), Di’Shon Bernard (7.0), Bambo Diaby (7.5), Akin Famewo (6.8), Juan Delgado (7.0), Josh Windass (7.0), George Byers (7.5), Barry Bannan (7.3), Lee Gregory (6.3) and Michael Smith (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dominic Iorfa (6.8), Pol Valentín, Ashley Fletcher (6.8), Will Vaulks and Liam Palmer.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: Michael Smith for Ashley Fletcher (70′), Lee Gregory for Dominic Iorfa (67′) and Callum Paterson for Pol Valentín (90′).

Best player: Devis Vasquez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was the goalkeeper: Devis Vasquez. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• West Bromwich Albion – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
• Swansea City – Bristol City – 1-2
• Sunderland – Southampton – 5-0
• Stoke City – Preston North End – 0-2
• Rotherham United – Norwich City – 2-1
• Plymouth Argyle – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
• Middlesbrough – Queens Park Rangers – 0-2
• Leicester City – Hull City – 0-1
• Leeds United – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-0
• Ipswich Town – Cardiff City – 3-2
• Coventry City – Watford – 3-3
• Birmingham City – Millwall – 1-1