League One · Regular Season - 14
Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackpool
Sun 1 Nov 2026 · 14:00 UTC · Hillsborough, Sheffield
Sheffield Wednesday host Blackpool on Sun 1 Nov 2026 (League One); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Sheffield Wednesday 46%, draw 28%, Blackpool 26%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Sheffield Wednesday €1.1M, Blackpool €636K.
- League One: B. Mitchell is the highest-rated midfielder (2048).
- Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Sheffield Wednesday goals first.
- 1–113%
- 1–010%
- 2–19%
- 2–08%
- 0–08%
- 1–27%
- Other scores45%
Team Elo: Sheffield Wednesday 1845 · Blackpool 1797
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Sheffield Wednesday · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.2 (Elite) · Elo 1688
Blackpool · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.3 (Good) · Elo 1770
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Sheffield Wednesday
6th in League One · 18 pts from 9
- 17 OctWAFC Wimbledon England League One1790
- 10 OctDHuddersfield England League One1817
- 6 OctWSunderland U21 England EFL Trophy1724
- 22 SepWSalford City England EFL Trophy1647
- 19 SepDStockport County England League One1826
Blackpool
20th in League One · 8 pts from 9
- 17 OctLLeyton Orient England League One1799
- 10 OctLCambridge United England League One1805
- 6 OctDCrewe England EFL Trophy1787
- 22 SepLWigan England EFL Trophy1743
- 19 SepLPlymouth England League One1839
Season outlook
From the League One simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 18 /9 | 73.0 | 14% | 50% | <1% | 1st |
| Blackpool | 8 /9 | 58.2 | <1% | 3% | 8% | 16th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 24th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: possession-based
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Sheffield Wednesday: balanced profile (how Henrik Pedersen plays) · Blackpool: balanced profile (how Ian Ross Evatt plays)