Championship: Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 23 match between Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Sheffield Wednesday go up against Middlesbrough this coming Thursday for a Championship meeting at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough are placed sixth with 35 points after 22 matches. Sheffield Wednesday occupy a position as nineth in the league on 32 points.

Team form: Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Leeds, they came out empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-0 win against Millwall. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 3-3 draw against Plymouth. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Middlesbrough but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring ten goals while conceding six.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

In their last three matches, Sheffield Wednesday lost against Blackburn by 0-1, beat Oxford by 1-3 winning 2-0 against Stoke. Sheffield Wednesday have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Championship. They saw no draws but lost once, while scoring 11 and conceding five goals.

Betting stats and facts for Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday

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

Players on top: Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Emmanuel Latte Lath has actually netted nine goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Sheffield Wednesday should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Emmanuel Latte Lath to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular markets: Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday

Full-time result

Middlesbrough claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Sheffield Wednesday won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing two in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Middlesbrough scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Sheffield Wednesday managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Middlesbrough have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Sheffield Wednesday.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Middlesbrough, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Sheffield Wednesday, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.