League One · Regular Season - 9
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cambridge United
Tue 27 Oct 2026 · 19:45 UTC · Hillsborough, Sheffield
Sheffield Wednesday host Cambridge United on Tue 27 Oct 2026 (League One); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Sheffield Wednesday 47%, draw 28%, Cambridge United 25%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Sheffield Wednesday €1.1M, Cambridge United €415K.
- League One: B. Mitchell is the highest-rated midfielder (2048).
- Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
- Cambridge United 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%
- 2–09%
- 0–08%
- 1–27%
- Other scores44%
Team Elo: Sheffield Wednesday 1845 · Cambridge United 1790
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
Cambridge United · 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. +2.6 (Good) · Elo 1896
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
Cambridge United
5th in League One · 19 pts from 10
- 17 OctWBarnsley England League One1794
- 10 OctWBlackpool England League One1779
- 6 OctWNorthampton England EFL Trophy1715
- 26 SepDAFC Wimbledon England League One1739
- 22 SepWGillingham England EFL Trophy1675
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 |
| Cambridge United | 19 /10 | 67.7 | 4% | 21% | 1% | 5th |
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: direct
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Sheffield Wednesday: balanced profile (how Henrik Pedersen plays) · Cambridge United: balanced profile (how Neil Harris plays)