Championship: Birmingham vs Sheffield Wednesday – Betting preview

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

Sheffield Wednesday go up against Birmingham this coming Tuesday for a Championship meeting at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park.

Placed 11th in the table Birmingham have amassed ten points after seven matches. On five points, Sheffield Wednesday rank 23th with seven matches played this season.

Form: Birmingham vs Sheffield Wednesday

Birmingham Form

Birmingham are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Stoke by a 1-0 score, before winning 1-0 against Swansea. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-0 against Coventry. Birmingham claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the St Andrew’s Knighthead Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded two and scored seven goals.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-1 against Grimsby. A 0-2 win followed against Portsmouth, before drawing 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers. Sheffield Wednesday managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in eight.

Betting stats and facts for Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday

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

Players in form: Birmingham vs Sheffield Wednesday

Look no further than Lyndon Dykes, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Birmingham in the Championship, while Barry Bannan managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Sheffield Wednesday in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Birmingham won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Sheffield Wednesday won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost two in this run. Sheffield Wednesday did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Sheffield Wednesday scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Birmingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Sheffield Wednesday have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Birmingham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. 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 one goal in these matches.