Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds – Betting preview

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

Hillsborough plays host to a round 3 match between Sheffield Wednesday and last season’s third-best team Leeds in the Championship on Friday.

Sheffield Wednesday put three points on the board from the first two rounds of the Championship season. With the advantage of playing at Hillsborough they will be hopeful of three more points against Leeds.

Form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds

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 Plymouth by 4-0, before beating Hull by 1-2. The winning streak came to an end against Sunderland, who ran out 4-0 winners. Sheffield Wednesday only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Leeds Form

Leeds have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Portsmouth, they gained a 3-3 draw, before coming up short against Middlesbrough, who ran out 0-3 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 0-0 draw with West Bromwich. Leeds claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds

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 Leeds played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular betting markets: Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Hillsborough across all tournaments Sheffield Wednesday won five times, drew four and lost one times. Leeds claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Sheffield Wednesday didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Hillsborough. Leeds have not lost to Sheffield Wednesday in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Sheffield Wednesday scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Leeds scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Sheffield Wednesday managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Sheffield Wednesday saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Leeds, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.

Betting prediction: Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds 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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