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Sheffield Wednesday Derby County betting prediction


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This game has all the conditions to be very open and with several chances of goals, since the two clubs arrive at this game motivated. Due to its style of play, Sheffield Wednesday should dominate possession of the ball and attack in a more paused way, whereas Derby County should take a chance on the counterattack, at which point it is very strong. Having said that and taking into account these factors, betting in favor of goals in this match is the best option.
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Preview
Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County meet at Hillsborough, in a match for the 23th round of the Championship. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 2 wins for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 29‑02‑2020, in a match for the Championship, Derby County won by (1‑3). The goals of the match were scored by J. Windass (74' ), for Sheffield Wednesday, and by T. Lawrence (24' and 7' ) and J. Knight (30' ), for Derby County. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Derby County presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Sheff Wed

After 5 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, the home team is in the 22th position, havinf won 16 points so far. In the last match, they have won at home against Middlesbrough by (2‑1), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) an away match against Blackburn Rovers. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. For the league, Sheffield Wednesday won 13 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (7 out of 11 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. 8 of their last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. In 22 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Sheffield Wednesday enters this game after a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough, adding the third straight game without losing in this Championship: the team's goals were signed by Liam Shaw and Callum Paterson. The coach Neil Thompson is expected to re-align the team in 3-5-2 where Callum Paterson and Josh Windass will occupy the top positions: these players are Sheffield Wednesday's top scorers with 3 goals each. For this game, the home team cannot count on Dominic Iorfa and Julian Borner due to physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Joe Wildsmith, Callum Paterson, Moses Odubajo, Adam Reach, Tom Lees, Kadeem Harris, Josh Windass, Liam Palmer, Joey Pelupessy, Barry Bannan, Liam Shaw, Andy Holdsworth.

Analysis Derby

The away team is currently in the 20th position of the league, with 19 points won, after 4 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Preston North End, by (0‑1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Birmingham City, by (0‑4). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 6 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Derby County has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 10 matches). In 21 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Derby County comes motivated for this match after a victory, by 0-4, on the trip to Birmingham, thus returning to triumphs after the defeat against Preston North End: the goals of the team were signed by Krystian Bielik, Graeme Shinnie, Jason Knight and Colin Kazim-Richards. In this match against Sheffield Wednesday, it is expected that the coach Wayne Rooney will privilege the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, always with the objective of not offering space to his opponent. Colin Kazim-Richards is this team's top scorer with 3 goals scored. For this game the visiting team cannot count on Tom Lawrence and Curtis Davies, both with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: David Marshall, Andre Wisdom, Nathan Byrne, Graeme Shinnie, Craig Forsyth, Matthew Clarke, Louie Sibley, Kamil Jóźwiak, Krystian Bielik, Jason Knight, Colin Kazim-Richards.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Sheff Wed vs Derby match, on 1 January 2021, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Handicap, Over 2 goals ⇒ bet available on williamhill.

The Sheff Wed vs Derby on 1 January 2021 will be played at Sheffield, Hillsborough Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Sheff Wed Derby match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Derby at with 39% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2020/2021

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.29%
  • Draws 25.13%
  • Away team wins 33.57%
  • Over 1.5 68.04%
  • Over 2.5 40.75%
  • Over 3.5 18.67%
  • Goals 1284
  • Goals /match 2.31
  • Goals /match home 1.25
  • Goals /match away 1.05
  • Both teams score 45.24%
  • Goals after 80' 17.21%
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