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Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers betting prediction


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The most probable scenario for this match will be for both teams to score. Sheffield Wednesday has shown they can create scoring chances with ease, and playing at home, it is likely they will score at least one goal. Also, Wolves has a lot of quality using counter attacks, as they have been scoring lots of goals this way in their previous matches. So we believe a bet backing both teams to score has a lot of value.
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Preview
Sheffield Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers face at Hillsborough Stadium, in a match for the 25th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 26‑11‑2016, Sheffield Wednesday got an away win by (0‑2). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 20‑12‑2015, in a match for the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday won by (4‑1). The goals of the match were scored by F. Forestieri (20' and 25' ), D. Pudil (59' ) and G. Hooper (90' ), for Sheffield Wednesday, and by B. Afobe (16' ), for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Although this is a match between 6th and 16th of the league table, it’s actually a match between the 6th best in home matches and the 9th best in away matches.

Analysis Sheff Wed

After 12 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in the 6th position, havinf won 41 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Preston North End by (1‑1), after in the previous match they have won (0‑1) an away match against Newcastle United. This is a team that maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since they have had similar results in both conditions. For the league, Sheffield Wednesday won 21 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have only turned the score around in 3. In the last 11 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (76'‑90'); they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Sheffield Wednesday heads into this match after a draw against Preston North End, their 4th consecutive match without a loss in the competition, as Reach scored their only goal. In this match, coach Carlos Carvalhal should prioritise ball possession and organized attacks through the wings, in a 4-5-1 formation. Steven Fletcher is their best scorer with 6 goals. In this match, they will be without Filipe Melo, Marco Matias, Hooper, Buckley and Emanuelson, who are all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Kieren Westwood, Jack Hunt, Adam Reach, Tom Lees, Vincent Sasso, Sam Hutchinson, Kieran Lee, Callum McManaman, Barry Bannan, Fernando Forestieri, Steven Fletcher.

Analysis Wolverhampton

The away team is currently in the 16th position of the league, with 28 points won, after 7 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Bristol City, by (3‑2). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Queens Park Rangers, by (1‑2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 16 points in away matches and 12 at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 22 goals conceded at home, against 15 goals scored and 12 goals conceded in away matches. Their last away match for this competition ended in a win by (0‑2) against Nottingham Forest. In the last 10 away league matches Wolverhampton Wanderers has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 13 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 12 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 12 goals between minutes (0'‑15').

Wolves head into this match after a 2-1 loss at home against QPR, putting an end to 2 consecutive consecutive wins in the competition, as Edwards scored their only goal. Coach Paul Lambert uses a play style of direct passes, without much criteria, mostly looking for Dicko. However, it is Helder Costa and David Edwards their top scorers, with 6 goals. In this match, they will be without Graham, Xyro, Lonergan, Silvio and Ola John, who are all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Carl Ikeme, Conor Coady, Matt Doherty, Danny Batth, Richard Stearman, Jack Price, Hélder Costa, David Edwards, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Joe Mason, Connor Ronan.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Sheff Wed vs Wolverhampton match, on 2 January 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Both teams score? Yes ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Sheff Wed vs Wolverhampton on 2 January 2017 will be played at Sheffield, Hillsborough Stadium.

 

Championship - 2016/2017

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 23.7%
  • Away team wins 28.9%
  • Over 1.5 73.61%
  • Over 2.5 48.83%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1446
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 52.6%
  • Goals after 80' 17.98%
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