Sheffield Wed vs Leeds prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-03-07 20:00.
[p]Friday nightâs Championship action sees an intriguing all-Yorkshire affair as a much-improved Sheffield Wednesday play host to relentless automatic promotion hopefuls, Leeds. The Owls had looked dead in the water for much of the season, but under the tutelage of Danny Röhl, they have put together an incredible four-game winning run to drag themselves to within touching distance of safety.[/p]
[p]A 1-0 midweek win against Plymouth secured Wednesdayâs first run of four straight league wins at this level since 2017, whilst a return of just one defeat across their last eight competitive home outings (W5, D2) suggests theyâre gunning for win number five here. That doesnât seem beyond the realms of possibility despite their rank outsider status for this clash, as the hosts remain unbeaten across the last three home H2Hs (W1, D2).[/p]
[p]Standing in their way are the seemingly irresistible force of Leeds, who ran out 1-0 winners over struggling Stoke to both do their hosts here a favour and keep themselves within touching distance of the top-two. Keeping a clean sheet seems to go hand in hand with Leedsâ current rampant streak in the league, as six of their last seven victories have come without reply.[/p]
[p]Such is often the case on their travels too, with four of their last five away games ending in wins âto nilâ, until their four-game run of shutouts ended in their latest trip to Huddersfield (D 1-1). As a result of their solidity this season, both teams have scored in just six of Leedsâ away league games (33%) – that is fewer than all but Wednesdayâs own return of four. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Wednesdayâs Ike Ugbo failed to score for just the second time across his last six appearances in midweek, but his assist in that game made it an impressive seven direct goal contributions during that period (G6, A1). As for Leeds, Daniel James extended his streak of victorious scoring club appearances to 12 games with his midweek opener. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Leeds boss Daniel Farke is unbeaten in all but one of his seven personal H2Hs against Wednesday (W4, D2, L1), with his side on the day scoring at least twice five times. [/p]