Championship: Hull vs Sheffield Wednesday – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Hull and Sheffield Wednesday who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Sheffield Wednesday come to The MKM Stadium for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Hull will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Hull approach round 39 as number 5 in the Championship table with 63 points on their account so far. With 38 rounds behind them, Sheffield Wednesday have amassed six points, placing them as number 24 in the standings.

Form: Hull vs Sheffield Wednesday

Hull Form

Showing inconsistent form, Hull lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-3 against Millwall, before beating Wrexham 1-2. The joy was short-lived, as West Bromwich proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat. Hull managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored ten and conceded 12 goals.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Derby. Then a 1-1 draw with Watford followed, before Ipswich claimed a 0-2 victory. Sheffield Wednesday are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 13 goals while scoring two themselves.

Betting stats for Hull and Sheffield Wednesday

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Hull and Sheffield Wednesday played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Hull vs Sheffield Wednesday

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Hull, Joe Gelhardt has been good for them over the course of the season with 13 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Sheffield Wednesday, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Betting markets: Hull vs Sheffield Wednesday

Full-time result

Hull claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Sheffield Wednesday won zero of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost nine of the games in this run. Astonishingly, Sheffield Wednesday failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 matches.

Both teams to score

Hull scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Sheffield Wednesday scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Hull played. Hull will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Sheffield Wednesday have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Sheffield Wednesday have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Hull when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hull, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sheffield Wednesday’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.5 goals in these matches.