Sheffield Wed vs Blackburn prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-12-01 15:00.
An injury-time goal saw Sheffield Wednesday snatch a point against Leicester City (1-1) on Wednesday, a result which ended a three-game losing streak. They are still rooted to the foot of the Championship table and are a dozen points adrift of safety after 18 rounds, but some consistency could change that outlook. Yet, that is something they have struggled with this season, highlighted by the fact every positive result has been followed by a defeat this season.
With six of their seven points in this league campaign coming at Hillsborough, this could be the perfect time for the Owls to change the narrative. And having won four of their last five home league games (L1) against Blackburn Rovers, confidence should be high that they can secure maximum returns despite the whopping 21 point gap between the two sides.
Sammie Szmodics’ midweek brace was the perfect way to celebrate signing a new contract, and it also helped Blackburn to a 4-2 win over Birmingham City. That was a sixth win in eight league games (L2) for Rovers, who are two points behind play-off places ahead of this latest round. It is fair to say Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side are picking up momentum at the right moment, and with a tricky game against promotion-chasing Leeds on the horizon, they won’t want to drop points here.
Rovers have been supreme travellers of late, picking up four straight away league wins for the first time since April 2018. This sequence saw them score 12 goals, and they’ll want to see more clinical attacking here as they bid not only to extend their winning away run, but also to avoid losing consecutive H2Hs for the first time since February 2017.
Players to watch: Michael Smith scored both crucial efforts in Wednesday’s only league win this season and is often a player in the thick of the action with two goals and two yellow cards across his last four personal league H2Hs. Red-hot Szmodics has scored three of Blackburn’s last five away league goals, but they will also hope for an impact from Arnór Sigurðsson, whose last three league goals have all come on the road.
Hot stat: Blackburn have conceded 43% of their league goals beyond the 75th minute this season.