Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford – Betting preview

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

Watford go up against Sheffield Wednesday this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday are placed 13th with 15 points after 12 matches. Watford occupy a position as seventh in the league on 19 points.

Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 0-0 draw with Swansea, a 1-2 victory over Portsmouth, and a 1-1 draw with Brentford. Sheffield Wednesday managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Watford Form

Watford collected one win from their last three matches, as Luton won by 3-0. Leeds were too strong as well, winning 2-1, before Watford won 1-0 against Blackburn. Watford claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to five.

Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Watford

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

Players in form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford

Josh Windass is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Watford look to Edo Kayembe, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford

Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Watford won two of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight of the games in this run. Watford have not lost to Sheffield Wednesday in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Sheffield Wednesday scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Sheffield Wednesday managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Watford were first on target in two of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Watford, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.9 times goals per game.

Suggested bet: Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford

To sum up, the upcoming match between Sheffield Wednesday and Watford seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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