Ace Football previews the Championship round 32 match between Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Sheffield Wednesday come to Swansea.com Stadium for the Championship match on Wednesday, Swansea will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday
Swansea Form
In their last three games, Swansea lost 5-1 against Norwich, got defeated 0-2 by Coventry before winning 0-1 against Bristol City. Swansea claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored nine goals and conceded nine.
Sheffield Wednesday Form
Sheffield Wednesday have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 0-2 win against Queens Park Rangers, before drawing 1-1 with Luton. This little streak came to an end, when West Bromwich proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat for Sheffield Wednesday. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Swansea 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 Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday played across all tournaments.
- Swansea have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Swansea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Swansea have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sheffield Wednesday away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Sheffield Wednesday matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Sheffield Wednesday away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sheffield Wednesday matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Joe Allen will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sheffield Wednesday hope Michael Smith can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday
Full-time result
Swansea won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Swansea.com Stadium. They drew two and lost five as well, while Sheffield Wednesday won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Swansea have not lost to Sheffield Wednesday in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Swansea scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Sheffield Wednesday scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Swansea managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Sheffield Wednesday kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Swansea have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Sheffield Wednesday.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swansea, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.