Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City Prediction

Wednesday sees a swift turn around in the championship for Sheffield Wednesday after they travelled to Elland Road on Sunday to face a Leeds side looking destined for the title where they got beat 3-0, as they look to bounce back against Bristol City at Hillsborough.

Key Stats

• Sheffield Wednesday have scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches
• Bristol City have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches
• Sheffield Wednesday have conceded the most penalties (5) this season

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both teams come into this game joint on points with 37, with Bristol City sat in 9th above Wednesday in 10th on goal difference. Both sides lost their last game so will be looking to bounce back and pick up an important 3 points against a team around them and this would be a win for either that could potentially have them looking at the fabled top 6.

Sheffield Wednesday Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: James Beadle, Max Lowe, Di’Shon Bernard, Michael Iheiekwe, Yan Valery, Shea Charles, Barry Bannan, Djedi Gassama, Svante Ingelsson, Anthony Musaba, Josh Windass

Wednesday fans will be going into this game hoping to watch a Shea Charles masterclass for the last time before he gets recalled by his parent club Southampton, which owner Dejphon Chansiri announced out of nowhere at an eventful fan forum last week. Charles has arguably been their best player this year and will be a huge blow to any potential playoff push that Wednesday fans were hoping to go on. Ever present Barry Bannan and goal-scorer Josh Windass will look to get Sheffield Wednesday through this game and pick up their first win in 4 games, with a loss last time out and two draws after their last win at home to Derby County where Josh Windass scored an unbelievable goal from his own half.

Bristol City Preview

Formation: 3-4-3

Predicted Line-Up: Max O’Leary, Luke McNally, Rob Dickie, Zak Vyner, Haydon Roberts, Max Bird, Jason Knight, Ross McCrorie, Anis Mehmeti, Nahki Wells, Scott Twine

Similar to Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City are looking at a potential playoff push in the second half of the season as they sit just 3 points off and 4 points off West Brom in 6th . Before a loss last time out away to a resurgent Coventry City they were unbeaten in 4 in the league with 3 wins in that time and the draw coming to Plymouth away which could be looked at as a disappointing result as Argyle sit bottom. Bristol City might wish this game was at home as they have not won an away game since the 9th of November away at Norwich, with 4 losses and 2 draws on the road since then. To break that streak and win an away game this time at Hillsborough, Bristol City will look to Jason Knight in the middle and Nakhi Wells and Anis Mehmeti up top, with the set piece expertise of Bristol City an important string in their bow as well.

Head to Head Stats: Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City

These teams have faced each other 67 times throughout history.

Sheffield Wednesday come into this game with a big advantage historically over Bristol City with 31 wins to Bristol City’s 19, with 17 draws between them

However, in the last 5 it is Bristol City who hold the slight advantage with 2 wins in the last 5 and Wednesday with just one.

2nd October 2024 – Bristol City 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday – Championship

24th February 2024 – Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Bristol City – Championship

4th November 2023 – Bristol City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday – Championship

17th April 2021 – Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Bristol City – Championship

27th September 2020 – Bristol City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday – Championship

Betting Tips for Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City

With both teams joint on points it is tough to call a potential winner in this game but with that comes an expectation of an entertaining game.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Both Teams To Score + Over 2.5 Goals as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 7/5 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £24 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Bristol City

We think this will be an entertaining game against two potential playoff outsiders.