Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 9 match between Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Coventry go up against Sheffield Wednesday this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Hillsborough.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Coventry have claimed 16 points after eight rounds, while Sheffield Wednesday have amassed six points and are now ranked as number 23 in the Championship standings.

Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Portsmouth in a 0-2 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Queens Park Rangers. Their most recent outing resulted in a 2-2 draw in a hard fought encounter with Birmingham. Sheffield Wednesday only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Hillsborough in the Championship. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Coventry Form

Coventry went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Leicester. A 3-0 win against Birmingham followed, before they beat Millwall by 0-4. Coventry won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Barry Bannan, who is performing well for Sheffield Wednesday. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Coventry.The visitors will be looking to Haji Wright to find the net once again, after managing six Championship goals for Coventry in recent matches.

Betting markets: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing three. They lost six at Hillsborough in this run of matches. Coventry won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing four and losing three. Coventry have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 9 games. Coventry did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home. Coventry have not lost to Sheffield Wednesday in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Sheffield Wednesday scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Coventry scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Coventry have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Coventry managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry when playing at Hillsborough.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Coventry, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game.