After winning promotion back to League One last season, Exeter City have enjoyed a commendable start to the campaign and currently sit 11th in their first term in the third tier since 2012.
Promotion-winning manager Matt Taylordeparted the club at the beginning of October, and Gary Caldwell would step into the hot seat later in the month, with the Grecians sat on 21 points from 15 league outings, but they have only managed to add five more points to that tally in five league games under his control.
Following a draw with Derby County and a defeat to Plymouth Argyle, the new manager oversaw a first third-tier triumph in mid-November, as they eventually beat Peterborough United 3-2 thanks to a Sam Nombe equaliser late on and a 91st-minute winner from Jevani Brown, but they have since been unable to build on that impressive result.
The Grecians would then lose 2-0 at home to Ipswich Town before being thrashed 4-1 and dumped out of the FA Cup by Oxford United, and they most recently travelled to Morecambe last weekend, eventually leaving with a point from a 1-1 draw as Josh Key drew them level in the first half.
While they should still be content with their current position in 11th spot, five points outside of the playoff places, Exeter will be keen to turn their form around after a tough spell in recent weeks, but they face another tough test on Saturday against one of the league’s frontrunners.
Sheffield Wednesday come into the contest hoping to break into the automatic promotion spots in League One, having kept within touching distance of leaders Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town throughout the season thus far.
After falling short in the playoff semi-finals last time around, Darren Moore’s side have enjoyed a strong first half to the new campaign, picking up 12 victories and 41 points from their first 20 games in England’s third tier.
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Following consecutive disappointing draws, the Owls would stretch a league unbeaten run to seven matches with three wins on the bounce, most recently beating Shrewsbury Town 1-0 thanks to Mark McGuinness’s goal, before facing the tricky test of a trip to Derby County last weekend.
Now boasting the league’s joint-tightest defensive record, with only 16 goals conceded, Moore’s men were able to keep the Rams at bay but could not find a winner with the contest
ending as a stalemate, but with Plymouth and Ipswich also failing to pick up three points in their matches, Sheffield Wednesday remain a single point outside of the top two and two points off the summit.
They will look to finally move into the automatic promotion places on Saturday with a 13th league triumph of the campaign to continue their eye-catching run of form in the fight to climb back to the Championship.
