Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Stoke head over to the Hillsborough this coming Saturday to face title favourites Sheffield Wednesday in a round 2 match in the Championship.
Sheffield Wednesday endured a disappointing opening game in the new Championship season which left them stunned without points.
Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke
Sheffield Wednesday Form
Sheffield Wednesday failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Watford in a 1-1 match, before coming up short against Leicester in a 2-1 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 3-3 draw against Bolton. Sheffield Wednesday just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Hillsborough. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.
Stoke Form
Stoke go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Derby. They went on to beat Derby by 3-1, before sharing the spoils with Walsall in a 0-0 draw. Stoke managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in four.
Betting stats and facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 8 Sheffield Wednesday home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Sheffield Wednesday home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Sheffield Wednesday matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Sheffield Wednesday matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Stoke away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Stoke away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke
Having scored just once in six Championship matches, Nathaniel Chalobah hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Saturday. Simultaneously, Stoke hope to see Lewis Baker adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Championship outings.
Popular betting markets: Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke
Full-time result
Sheffield Wednesday claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Hillsborough. However, they did draw four whilst losing five. Stoke won three of their last 10 away games, with two draws and five defeats as well. Sheffield Wednesday have not lost to Stoke in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Sheffield Wednesday scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Stoke only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Sheffield Wednesday games Of the previous 10 outings, Sheffield Wednesday scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in three of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Sheffield Wednesday conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.
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