League One: Sheffield Wednesday vs Bradford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 2 match between Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Sheffield Wednesday enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bradford swing by on Thursday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

A glance at the League One table reveals that the current difference between the teams is zero points and three places.

Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Bradford

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-1 win against West Bromwich. They went on to beat Bolton by 1-0, before also getting the better of Leyton Orient in a 1-2 victory. Sheffield Wednesday won four of their past six matches on home soil in the League One, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored six goals and conceded seven times.

Bradford Form

Bradford won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-1 against Bolton, before beating Rochdale 2-0. Another win followed, this time by 2-0 against Peterborough. Bradford claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford

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 Bradford played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Sheffield Wednesday vs Bradford

As the new League One 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 Bradford 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 Bradford

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 three of the games, whilst losing four. Bradford won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Bradford have beaten Sheffield Wednesday in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Bradford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sheffield Wednesday managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Bradford kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Sheffield Wednesday have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Bradford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sheffield Wednesday’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Bradford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.