Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds Betting Preview – Championship 1st October 12.15pm
It has been a week to forget for Sheffield Wednesday who have slipped down the Championship table after back to back losses. They have been tough ones to swallow as well, having lost against rivals Sheffield United on home soil and then suffering a loss out at Birmingham who are out of form in the bottom three. So now they have to try and bounce back as they play host to third placed Leeds on the weekend, but the Whites haven’t been having the best of times lately with their defence starting to ship some goals. There is a bit of pressure on both of these going into this one.
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds Betting Tips
Wednesday were on a very good run of seven unbeaten matches in the Championship before they ran into their rivals Sheffield United last weekend. They lost that and suffered another rough defeat as they lost at Birmingham on Wednesday evening. So there goes their momentum. Overall that leaves Wednesday with a W3 D4 L3 record this season in the second tier, not good enough from them at all by their high standards of last season. The Owls have only picked up one clean sheet all season now so there are issues to sort out at the back. They have lost just the one home game this season though, the one against the Blades and they are W2 D2 L1 at Hillsborough. They have been a good home side for the last couple of season though and should be competitive still. Gary Hooper is the 7/4 bet365 anytime goalscorer favourite and he has been their main source of league goals with five netted this term and there hasn’t been a great deal of backup for him. The Owls need a strong performance here and Sheffield Wednesday to win to nil is trading at a price of 11/4.
Leeds haven’t had a lot to cheer about lately either as their own form has dipped as well. They went unbeaten in seven games from the start of the season and picked up six clean sheets in that sequence. But now they are W1 L2 in their last three and without a clean sheet in any of those three fixtures. Both defeats they have suffered this season then have both been out on the road and both teams to score at bet365 is a price of 5/6 for this meeting. Pierre-Michel Lasogga is a 7/4 anytime goalscorer option for the visits in this one, with Kemar Roofe at 5/2. Last season on their trip to Hillsborough, Leeds banked a win and they have alternated between a loss and win in each of their last four Championship visits there. Five of the last six meetings between Wednesday and Leeds have seen two goals or less and under 2.5 goals for Sunday’s clash brings in a price of 8/11. This again is likely going to be a tense duel between the two with not much quarter given by either of them.
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds Betting Odds
Sheffield Wednesday 23/10, Draw 12/5, Leeds 2/1
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds Predictions
Sheffield Wednesday to win: The Owls are by and large, a tough home side to break and they will knuckle down even more after what happened to them last time at Hillsborough. Leeds aren’t going to give a great deal away at the back, but have just gone off the boil as well, so the Owls can nick this.
