Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland Prediction & Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Sunderland to win

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Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland Prediction

Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland will open the proceedings in the ninth round of the Championship on Friday evening with their clash at Hillsborough.

Both teams suffered defeats last weekend but Sunderland left a much better impression in the early stages of the new season.

The Black Cats sit fifth in the league table with four wins in the inaugural eight outings, including three in a row before the 0-1 slip-up against Cardiff City on Sunday.

It was an undeserved defeat for Tony Mowbray’s men who conceded a last-gasp goal against the run of play after being a much better team on the pitch throughout the whole course of the affair.

We must praise Sunderland’s attacking line in particular as the Black Cats bagged eleven goals during a three-win streak before the defeat to Cardiff City in the previous round.

The story is completely different with Sheffield Wednesday who are still struggling badly to adjust to life in higher division.

The Owls are the only team in the league without a win, having collected just two points from the inaugural eight rounds of the competition.

Xisco Munoz’s men will go into this off the back of a tough 3-0 defeat at the hands of Swansea City on Saturday.

Latest Meetings

These two teams met each other at the start of the League Cup last season when Sheffield Wednesday celebrated a 2-0 victory.

The Owls generally own a great home record in this matchup with 22 wins, 15 draws and only 9 defeats in the last 46 home affairs against the Black Cats.

None of the last three matches between these counterparts saw three or more goal scored.

The Verdict

Sunderland have shown a much better form so far in the season and we can hardly ignore the 2.30 odds offered for the away win pick on Friday night.

We will alternatively take the Under 2.5 goals FT bet at the 1.90 odds knowing that each of the last three head to head games between these counterparts ended with fewer than three goals scored.

Steffen Schmidt- September 27, 2023