Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd October 2024

Bristol City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sheffield Wednesday swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Bristol City are number 14 in the table on nine points after seven matches. Sheffield Wednesday rank as number 18 with seven points after seven matches played.

Bristol City are looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Sheffield Wednesday. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

Bristol City go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 18. That amounts to an average of 1.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Sheffield Wednesday scored 17 goals, conceded 15 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bristol City took a hit when Sheffield Wednesday handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win.

Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

Bristol City Form

Bristol City collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 3-0 against Blackburn. They retaliated in a 2-1 win against Oxford, before drawing 1-1 with Swansea. Bristol City won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored ten goals and conceded six times.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Two victories are what Sheffield Wednesday have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Blackpool 0-1. This was followed by a 2-1 defeat against Luton, before winning again 3-2 against West Bromwich. Sheffield Wednesday won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight while also conceding ten times.

Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Wednesday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Bristol City won one points from their last one encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won zero, scored one and let in one goals. Bristol City have a record of two wins, three draws and two defeats in the Championship this season. Sheffield Wednesday are looking at two wins, one draw and four defeats in the Championship.

Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday Squads

Bristol City Squad

Liam Manning will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sheffield Wednesday from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Lewis Thomas (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/7), Stefan Bajic (0/0), Cameron Pring (0/7), George Tanner (1/7), Haydon Roberts (0/3), Kal Naismith (0/3), Luke McNally (0/5), Rob Dickie (0/3), Robert Atkinson (0/0), Ross McCrorie (0/0), Zak Vyner (0/7), Adam Murphy (0/0), Anis Mehmeti (1/7), Ayman Benarous (0/0), George Earthy (0/2), Jason Knight (1/7), Joe Williams (0/7), Marcus McGuane (0/0), Mark Sykes (0/6), Max Bird (0/7), Fally Mayulu (2/6), Harry Cornick (0/0), Leo Pecover (0/0), Nahki Wells (1/5), Omar Taylor-Clarke (0/0), Samuel Bell (0/1), Scott Twine (1/6), Sinclair Armstrong (2/7), Yu Hirakawa (0/4).

Sheffield Wednesday Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sheffield Wednesday players that the manager Danny Roehl will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ben Hamer (0/0), James Beadle (0/7), Pierce Charles (0/0), Akin Famewo (0/3), Di'Shon Bernard (0/6), Dominic Iorfa (0/3), Liam Palmer (0/6), Max Lowe (0/6), Michael Ihiekwe (0/4), Pol Valentin (0/5), Yan Valery (0/7), Barry Bannan (2/7), Djeidi Gassama (0/5), Josh Windass (2/7), Marvin Johnson (0/6), Nathaniel Chalobah (0/0), Olaf Kobacki (0/5), Shea Charles (0/4), Svante Ingelsson (0/6), Anthony Musaba (1/7), Callum Paterson (0/0), Charlie McNeill (0/0), Ike Ugbo (0/6), Jamal Lowe (1/4), Michael Smith (1/7).

Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday Team News

Bristol City seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Wednesday.

Robert Atkinson and Ayman Benarous are missing from the squad, Bristol City will field against Sheffield Wednesdayon Wednesday.

Sheffield Wednesday seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Ashton Gate to face Bristol City. Barry Bannan is ineligible for selection in the Sheffield Wednesday squad, as he is suspended.

Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday Lineups

Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday H2H

Bristol City lost to 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Bristol City dished out the match before that. Sheffield Wednesday seem to have a bit of a love affair with Bristol City, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Sheffield Wednesday to win this match at best price odds of 21/10.

Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Sheffield Wednesday come visiting Bristol City. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 10/11 with the bookies.

Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips

Sinclair Armstrong is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Sheffield Wednesday look to Barry Bannan, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

Bristol City won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ashton Gate. They drew three and lost one as well, while Sheffield Wednesday won five of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost four. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 Championship matches for Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Both teams also found their way to the target in two of the previous 10 away games for Sheffield Wednesday.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Bristol City managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Sheffield Wednesday averaging one goal. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol City, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Sheffield Wednesday, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.