- Team form: Sheffield Wednesday have the better form (3-1-1 over their last five games) and are top of the table on 13 points from 6 games.
- Opposition form: Stockport County are in the upper mid-table in eighth spot on 9 points from 6 matches (2-0-3 over their last 5).
Owls and Hatters face off in League One 2026/2027
Match overview
Sheffield Wednesday will host Stockport County, who are currently in eighth place in the table, for their latest League One 2026/2027 matchup on Saturday. The Owls are top of the standings on 13 points from 6, but they haven't been that dominant at Hillsborough, where they've taken 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss from 3 games so far this season.
Managers and styles
Henrik Pedersen has done an excellent job since taking over as head coach on 31 July 2025, drilling Wednesday into a compact side that is capable of hitting the ground hard on the counter. Stockport County have played more of the style of soccer that they like since Jim McNulty took over as manager on 1 July 2026. The Hatters are a possession-based side that like to press and get through the thirds, although they have had to become more direct of late when they've found themselves under the pump.
These two clubs have very different styles, but they're similar in that they both work the ball well enough to be involved in a close matchup.
Wednesday have the psychological edge
The Hatters are the favorites to win this weekend's matchup at 2.18, but the Owls are close behind at 3.1 and we're confident that both sides will at least get on the scoreboard at 1.5.
Wednesday are in better overall form with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches, while Stockport have 2 wins and 3 losses, but the home side took Stockport apart 5-2 at Hillsborough in the 2023/2024 EFL Cup. That's the most recent head-to-head, but it gives the Owls the edge psychologically and we're hoping for a similarly high-scoring game, although one that goes the other way.
Wednesday have found the back of the net 7 times in 3 home League One 2026/2027 games, so the goal power is definitely there on both sides.
The draw or a narrow away win look the most live outcomes, although the favourite's odds are too skinny for our liking.
- Jamal Lowe is Wednesday's main man with 4 goals in 5 games in League One 2026/2027, but he's also assisted 3 of his side's last 10 goals across their most recent 5 matches.
- Harry Wood, Stockport's sharp edge, has 3 goals in 5 games, compared with Lowe's 4, and seems to have a nose for danger.
- Stockport have gone 2-0-1 away from home in League One 2026/2027 and scored 7 goals in 3 trips, so the Hatters will arrive in Sheffield with teeth.
