Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Hull – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 23 match between Sheffield Wednesday and Hull and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sheffield Wednesday enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hull swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sheffield Wednesday are number 24 in the table on nine points after 21 matches. Hull rank as number 4 with 37 points after 22 matches played.

Form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Hull

Sheffield Wednesday Form

A draw was the best Sheffield Wednesday could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Watford, before getting trounced 0-3 against Derby. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Ipswich ran out 3-1 winners. Sheffield Wednesday did not win any of their last six Championship matches at the Hillsborough. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 13 and scored four goals.

Hull Form

Hull look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Wrexham, who were defeated by 2-0. Then, Millwall got outclassed in a 1-3 win, before beating West Bromwich by 1-0. Hull claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Championship, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding nine.

Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Hull

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sheffield Wednesday and Hull. 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 Hull

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Oli McBurnie has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Friday, it is because Hull bank on him to build on these numbers against Sheffield Wednesday. The latter relies on Charlie McNeill, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments Sheffield Wednesday won none, drew two and lost eight. Hull won four, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 games away from home.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Hull scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Hull played. Hull should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Friday, as Sheffield Wednesday only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Hull claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Hull have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Sheffield Wednesday when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Hull, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Sheffield Wednesday conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.