Sheffield Wed – Wolves Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (15.12.2017)

Sheffield Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers face at Hillsborough Stadium, in a match for the 22nd day of the Championship. The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 matches. Indeed, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 02-01-2017, for the Championship, which ended in a draw by (0-0). Attention to the house factor, since the Sheffield Wednesday usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Sheffield Wednesday:

The home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 6 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Hull City, by (2-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Norwich City, by (3-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Sheffield Wednesday has a record of 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 5 matches ago. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 21 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 home matches for this competition: they scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘); He suffered 5 of his 12 goals between the minutes (0’-15 ‘).

The Sheffield Wednesday comes to this game with a rebuff in the field of Norwich, by 3-1, thus adding the fifth straight game without winning the championship: the only goal of the team was marked by Rhodes. In this home game it will be natural for Portuguese coach Carlos Carvalhal to keep the team organized in 4-4-2, benefiting possession of the ball and attacks organized by the sides. Gary Hooper is the best scorer of Sheffield Wednesday, with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Steven Fletcher, injured.

Wolverhampton Wanderers:

After 15 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 48 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Birmingham City, by (0-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Sunderland, by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the league, Wolverhampton Wanderers won 22 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (4 out of 10 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually does not feel difficult to open the scoring: it scored the first goal in 16 of the last 21 matches for the Championship, of these 16 it reached the break in advantage in 12 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90s ‘in 15.

The Wolverhampton Wanderers comes to this game with a goalless draw against Sunderland, totaling in this way the seventh game in a row without losing in this competition. In this game away from home, coach Nuno Espírito Santo must maintain his tactical scheme, that is, 3-4-3, with Léo Bonatini being the offensive team’s most offensive reference, which is the great highlight of Wolverhampton so far, with 12 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach can not count on Ikeme and Ofosu-Ayeh, both with physical problems.