Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff Betting Preview – Championship 20th January 5.30pm
Sheffield Wednesday have had a rough season and they have looked a shadow of the side which had been to the play offs in the last two Championship seasons. They are simply grinding at the moment but the arrival of a new manager may spark them into life. Both the Owls and Cardiff had to get through FA Cup replays in midweek, so it’s been a busy time for them. The Bluebirds have just been going through a rough patch recently as well and need to turn their fortunes around on the road.
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff Betting Tips
Can the Owls get themselves going now with a new man in charge? They did earn a good point in a 0-0 draw with rivals Sheffield United last weekend, but it leaves them still searching for a win. Wednesday have taken only a W1 D1 L5 record in their last seven Championship fixture and one win only in their last eleven league matches.So they need some clear improvement from somewhere and they are without a win in their last five league home games as well. Overall the Owls have posted a W4 D5 L4 record for the season at Hillsborough and in their last four home games, they have scored just once. This may well end up being a low scoring game and under 2.5 goals at Paddy Power is a good option to start with. The Owls have scored 18 and conceded 18 at home this season and 62% of their home games have gone over the 2.5 goal line. The Owls have conceded in 85% of their home games this season and both teams to score may be an option to have a look at.
When the two came together earlier in the season there was a 1-1 draw produced and it extended Wednesday’s unbeaten form against Cardiff to six (W2 D4). So the Owls can at least carry that positive forward with them and they are unbeaten in their last three on home soil as well against them with a W2 D1 record posted. Each of the last three between the two of them have gone under 2.5 goals. A 1-0 away win has been the most frequent result played out this season at Hillsborough, and that has happened five times making it worth having a look at in the Paddy Power correct score market at the very least. Three of the last four drawn matches between the two of them have been 1-1 draws.
Cardiff were in need of a win and they got one last weekend as they took a big 4-0 win over Sunderland on home soil. That was important for them as it stopped the rot of four straight defeats that they were on. However, they are still without a win in any of their last three away games and they have lost three of their last six on the road as well. In three of the four defeats that they have suffered recently, they shipped at least two goals in them. So things have just wrong a little awry with them, but that result against Sunderland will have done them the power of good. Cardiff are W6 D2 L5 on their travels this term in the Championship and three of their five away defeats away from home have been by just a one-goal margin. The half time draw at Paddy Power has to be a great option at the Bluebirds have been level at the break in eight of their thirteen away games. Cardiff have scored just over a goal per away game on average this season and 71% of the goals that they have scored have been in the second half of matches. Both sides had midweek FA Cup replays to deal with ahead of this.
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff Betting Odds*
Sheffield Wednesday 13/8, Cardiff 17/10, Draw 9/4* (Betting Odds taken on January 14th, 2018 at 3.15 a.m.)
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff Predictions
The Owls could be value to get a win on the board here and it would be a much-needed one. Cardiff have just lost their way a little bit and with that new-manager effect at home for the first time, the Owls may just be able to rally themselves and get a win by a one-goal margin on the board.
