Championship: Stoke vs Sheffield Wednesday – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Stoke and Sheffield Wednesday and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Sheffield Wednesday travel to Bet365 Stadium to face struggling Stoke in a round 43 game, which kicks-off this coming Friday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Team form: Stoke vs Sheffield Wednesday

Stoke Form

In their last three matches, Stoke drew 1-1 with Preston before recording another draw with Luton in a 1-1 match and beat Cardiff with a 0-1 scoreline. Stoke claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Hull before drawing 2-2 with Blackburn. They were defeated once again, when Oxford ran out 0-1 winners. Sheffield Wednesday managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding nine times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting stats for Stoke and Sheffield Wednesday

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 Stoke and Sheffield Wednesday played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Stoke vs Sheffield Wednesday

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Lewis Baker has actually netted seven goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Sheffield Wednesday should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Lewis Baker to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular markets: Stoke vs Sheffield Wednesday

Full-time result

Stoke won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bet365 Stadium. They drew five and lost one as well, while Sheffield Wednesday won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Sheffield Wednesday conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Stoke scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Sheffield Wednesday got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Sheffield Wednesday managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Stoke were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stoke, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Sheffield Wednesday, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves. Sheffield Wednesday conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.