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Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry – Betting preview

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Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Championship round 28 game between Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

When Coventry come to Hillsborough for the Championship match on Saturday, Sheffield Wednesday will be hoping to use leverage their home advantage.

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Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Hull by 3-1, before beating Cardiff by 4-0. The winning streak came to an end against Southampton, who ran out 4-0 winners. Sheffield Wednesday claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Coventry Form

Coventry look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting against Middlesbrough, who were defeated by 1-3. Then, Oxford got outclassed in a 6-2 win, before beating Leicester by 3-1. In their last six Championship away matches, Coventry have three wins, they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored 13 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry

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 Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry played across all tournaments.

  • In the last 5 home matches in a row Sheffield Wednesday played in the Championship, both teams scored
  • In the last 5 Sheffield Wednesday home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 home matches Sheffield Wednesday played, both teams scored
  • In the last 4 Sheffield Wednesday home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Sheffield Wednesday have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches in the Championship
  • Coventry have scored in the last 12 matches in a row
  • Coventry have scored in 20 of the last 22 away matches
  • Coventry have scored in the last 11 matches in a row in the Championship
  • Coventry have not lost 12 of the last 13 matches
  • Coventry have not lost 11 of the last 12 matches in the Championship

Players to watch: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

Marvin Johnson managed to hit the target twice recently for Sheffield Wednesday, while Tatsuhiro Sakamoto has added five strikes in the Championship for Coventry in his last six outings.

Betting markets: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing two and losing three as well. Coventry won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run.

Both teams to score

Sheffield Wednesday scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Coventry got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last five home games Sheffield Wednesday played in the Championship. Coventry managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

In Sheffield Wednesday’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in seven of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals per match across all tournaments. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten Coventry matches would have returned some winnings in six of them. Coventry managed to score an average of 2.4 goals per game. They scored at least once in their previous 11 Championship matches on the bounce.

Betting prediction: Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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