Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Luton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sheffield Wednesday and Luton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Luton come to Hillsborough for the Championship match on Saturday, Sheffield Wednesday will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 10 in the Championship standings, Sheffield Wednesday, have so far collected 41 points this season, while Luton collected 26 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 29 rounds.

Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Luton

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 3-0 against Leeds, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Bristol City. Their latest match brought a 0-2 win in their encounter with Queens Park Rangers. Sheffield Wednesday claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew three and lost one, scored 11 goals and conceded eight.

Luton Form

Luton recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 0-0 match against Preston. Then Oxford proved too strong in a 3-2 defeat, just like Millwall who won 0-1. Luton didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 14 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats for Sheffield Wednesday and Luton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sheffield Wednesday and Luton played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Sheffield Wednesday vs Luton

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Sheffield Wednesday, Josh Windass has been good for them over the course of the season with ten goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Luton, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Popular markets: Sheffield Wednesday vs Luton

Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Luton won zero of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost ten of the games in this run. Luton have not lost to Sheffield Wednesday in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Sheffield Wednesday scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Luton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sheffield Wednesday managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Luton kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Luton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Sheffield Wednesday’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Luton, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.