Sheffield Wednesday host Plymouth Argyle at Hillsborough Stadium on November 14, 2026, with kick-off at 15:00 local time. Both sides are pursuing promotion in League One, but their recent results offer contrasting pictures. Wednesday are ninth and have gone five matches without a win, while fifth-placed Plymouth arrive with three victories in their last five. The hosts have the stronger record in previous meetings, though Plymouth’s away form makes this a demanding fixture for them.

Sheffield Wednesday’s Recent Form and Key Stats

Sheffield Wednesday have taken three draws and suffered two defeats in their last five matches. Their latest result was a 4-0 loss to Accrington Stanley on November 11. League draws against Blackpool and Cambridge United also feature in their recent run, leaving Wednesday looking for a first win in five outings when Plymouth visit.

The Owls have averaged just 0.6 goals scored and 1.8 conceded across those five games. Their wider League One record is stronger: five wins, five draws and three losses, with averages of 1.7 goals scored and 1.1 conceded. That gap between their season figures and recent results captures the challenge facing the home side. They need to recover from a difficult spell without overlooking the scoring ability they have shown over the campaign as a whole.

Wednesday’s matches have produced over 1.5 total goals in each of their last 10 outings. That is a match-goals trend, not a claim that the Owls scored twice in every game. Two of their last 10 League One matches finished without a goal, as did two of their last 10 home matches. The combination underlines why their recent fixtures cannot be judged by one scoring pattern alone.

Plymouth Argyle’s Recent Form and Key Stats

Plymouth Argyle enter this League One match in fifth place, having won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five matches. They beat Swindon Town 2-1 on November 10 in the EFL Trophy, while their latest league fixture was a 0-0 draw with Reading. Across their last five games, Plymouth have averaged 1.8 goals scored and 1.2 conceded.

Their League One record stands at seven wins, two draws and five losses, with averages of 1.5 goals scored and 1.4 conceded. Away results are especially relevant here: Plymouth have collected 13 of their 23 points on the road and won four of their last five away league matches. Those results give the visitors reason to approach this trip with confidence, even though Wednesday have enjoyed the better of their previous meetings.

Goals have been a consistent feature of Plymouth’s matches away from home. Their last 14 away games, including their last 13 away League One fixtures, have all featured over 1.5 total goals. The same threshold has been reached in 26 of their last 28 matches overall. Later goals have also been common: 30 of their last 32 games, and 24 of their last 26 in League One, have featured at least one goal in the second half.

Corners provide another recurring figure for Plymouth. More than 7.5 corners have been taken in 22 of their last 23 League One matches, while 18 of their last 20 have produced more than 8.5. These are figures for the matches as a whole rather than corners won by Plymouth alone.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Plymouth Argyle Match Analysis

The previous meetings favor Sheffield Wednesday: their head-to-head summary against Plymouth shows four wins, no draws and one defeat, with averages of 1.8 goals scored and 0.6 conceded. The last recorded meeting finished 0-3 on March 8, 2025. Past results give Wednesday encouragement, but their current five-match winless run presents a different picture from that historical record.

Plymouth Argyle have the clearer recent results and an away league record that could test the hosts. Four wins in five league trips stand against Wednesday’s three draws and two defeats in their last five matches. The supplied win probabilities also place Plymouth ahead at 44%, compared with 30% for Wednesday and 26% for the draw. Those figures do not settle the contest, particularly given Wednesday’s head-to-head advantage, but they reflect the visitors’ stronger recent position.

The goal trends suggest there should be opportunities for the match to open up, although Wednesday’s low recent scoring average is a caution against assuming a prolific home performance. For Wednesday, the immediate aim is to turn a run of draws and defeats into a result; for Plymouth, it is to carry their effective away league form into a fixture in which they have often struggled previously.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Plymouth Argyle prediction from BetMines: Plymouth Argyle win (2) with 44% probability.