Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough – Betting preview

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

When Middlesbrough come to Hillsborough for the Championship match this coming Wednesday, Sheffield Wednesday will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed 24th in the table Sheffield Wednesday have amassed six points after ten matches. On 21 points, Middlesbrough rank twoth with ten matches played this season.

Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough

Sheffield Wednesday Form

In their previous three outings, Sheffield Wednesday drew 2-2 with Birmingham, before losing 0-5 against Coventry and 2-1 against Charlton. Sheffield Wednesday didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the Hillsborough. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 15 and scored two goals.

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw against Stoke. Afterwards, a 1-0 defeat against Portsmouth followed, before beating Ipswich 2-1. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Middlesbrough won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough

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

In-form players: Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough

Jamal Lowe is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Middlesbrough look to Kaly Sene, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Hillsborough. However, they did draw three whilst losing six. Middlesbrough won two of their last 10 away games, with six draws and two defeats as well. Sheffield Wednesday have not lost to Middlesbrough in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Sheffield Wednesday scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Middlesbrough managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Both Team have scored in 7 last consecutive meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough when playing at Hillsborough.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Middlesbrough, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.