West Brom vs Sheffield Wed prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-10-02 19:00.
West Bromwich Albion (WBA) ended their four-game winless slump in some style as they swept the previously unbeaten Preston aside 4-0 at the weekend, with boss Carlos Corberán hailing the “complete effort and commitment” from his players in the aftermath. That result means the Baggies have kept it tight with three clean sheets across their last four games, albeit two of them ended goalless.
Further improvement could be on the cards with the visit of Sheffield Wednesday, a side that WBA haven’t lost at home to across eight home H2Hs (W5, D3) since 2007. But considering that WBA have just one clean sheet in home action this season, the onus may be on their attackers to pick up the slack if they regress defensively (W2, D1, L1).
It’s a struggle to make any sort of compelling case for rock-bottom Wednesday to take the points here as they’re one of only two sides across the 72-team Football League yet to win a league game (D2, L7), which consequently sees them sleepwalking towards relegation. The pressure is building upon boss Xisco Muñoz, who conceded he’s “doing something wrong” as manager in the wake of their 3-0 humbling against Sunderland last week.
That chastening defeat came at home, but it would be no surprise to see yet more scoreless minutes for the Owls after they failed to find the net in back-to-back away games ahead of this trip. You have to look back almost three years to the last time Wednesday were kept scoreless in three straight Championship away games, but having led for fewer than 20 minutes on the road all season, even ending that drought won’t necessarily be converted to much needed points.
Players to watch: Matt Phillips had a hand in two of WBA’s goals last weekend (G1, A1) and he may expect another positive evening, with the Owls being the side he’s faced most often without ever losing (W3, D6). Trying to outdo him will be fellow Scotsman Callum Paterson, who is one of three Wednesday players just one card away from a suspension (G1, YC4).
Hot stat: Sheffield Wednesday are the only Championship side with a negative goal difference across every 15-minute interval (0-15, 16-30 etc).