Championship: Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday – Betting preview

Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Championship round 25 game between Preston and Sheffield Wednesday and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

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

Ranked as number 9 in the Championship standings, Preston, have so far collected 35 points this season, while Sheffield Wednesday collected 16 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 24 rounds.

Team form: Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

Preston Form

Preston suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Watford in a 1-5 defeat. Swansea also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Preston were able to strike back last time out in a 2-1 win against Leeds. In their last six Championship home matches, Preston have two wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost three. They scored nine and conceded 14 goals.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-1 win against Queens P.R. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Cardiff, before handing over all three points in a 2-0 defeat against Coventry. Sheffield Wednesday only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 11 goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Preston and Sheffield Wednesday

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Preston and Sheffield Wednesday played across all competitions.

Players in form: Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

Will Keane managed to hit the target twice recently for Preston, while Anthony Musaba has added three strikes in the Championship for Sheffield Wednesday in his last six outings.

Popular markets: Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

Full-time result

Preston have not lost to Sheffield Wednesday in 14 consecutive home meetings. In all competitions, Preston claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Sheffield Wednesday won one of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost eight of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Preston scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the opening goal of the match in zero of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last four Preston games in the Championship. Preston and Sheffield Wednesday kept their opponents from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. The former has also scored in nine consecutive home meetings with Sheffield Wednesday.

Total goals

In Preston’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in eight of them. They managed to average 1.3 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Sheffield Wednesday’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.

Betting prediction: Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Preston and Sheffield Wednesday seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

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