Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 35 match between Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sheffield Wednesday enjoy home advantage, when visitors Southampton swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Millwall, before Sheffield United ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Norwich, who came out 2-0 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 eight and scored one goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Leicester. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Charlton in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Queens Park Rangers in a 5-0 win. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Southampton won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton

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

In-form players: Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Jamal Lowe will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Southampton hope Ross Stewart can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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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 two along the way. They endured eight defeats in this run. Southampton won four of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing two and losing four. Incredibly, Sheffield Wednesday lost their last 11 matches. Southampton didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings. Southampton have beaten Sheffield Wednesday in impressive 7 consecutive 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. Impressively, Southampton scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Southampton should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Sheffield Wednesday failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Southampton managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Sheffield Wednesday have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Southampton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Sheffield Wednesday’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Southampton, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches. Amazingly, Sheffield Wednesday failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 matches. Southampton scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.