Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 24 match between Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Blackburn go up against Sheffield Wednesday this coming Monday for a Championship meeting at Hillsborough.

Placed 24th in the table Sheffield Wednesday have amassed eight points after 22 matches. On 26 points, Blackburn rank 18th with 22 matches played this season.

Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn

Sheffield Wednesday Form

A single draw is all Sheffield Wednesday have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-3 and 3-1 against Derby and Ipswich respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Hull. Sheffield Wednesday are without a win in their last six Championship matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored six goals.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-1 against Portsmouth. A 2-0 win followed against Millwall, before drawing 0-0 with Middlesbrough. Blackburn managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding four times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn

With three goals in six matches Charlie McNeill has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Blackburn and their defence. The visitors hope Andri Gudjohnsen adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

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Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday didn’t win a single one of their previous 10 games Hillsborough across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw three along the way. They endured seven defeats in this run. Blackburn won five of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing two and losing three.

Both teams to score

Sheffield Wednesday scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Blackburn scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Blackburn should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Monday, as Sheffield Wednesday only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Blackburn claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sheffield Wednesday’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score one time in those matches. Amazingly, Sheffield Wednesday failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.