Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

The Championship tie at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday sees home team Cardiff up against Sheffield Wednesday.

Cardiff are currently just ahead of Sheffield Wednesday by one point in the Championship table. While the hosts are number 20 with one points, the guests rank as number 24 in the standings.

With the gap between Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday being only one point, the former currently occupy number 20 in the table. The latter trail them at number 24.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Sheffield Wednesday in their upcoming Championship clash will see them swap positions with Cardiff. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff scored 12 goals, conceded 19 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Sheffield Wednesday average one goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of ten goals. They conceded an average of two per game, for a total of 20 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring two times.

Betting on Sheffield Wednesday winning to nil in their latest meetings with Cardiff would have been a sound choice. They ended up winning 5-0 in April 2021 and 2-0 in September 2020, respectively.

Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

Cardiff Form

A draw was the best Cardiff could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Colchester, before getting trounced 1-2 against Queens P.R.. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Leicester ran out 2-1 winners. Cardiff are without a win in their last six Championship matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored six goals.

A top half finish is the dream target for Cardiff, although keeping their Championship status for another season has to be the priority.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

A draw is all that prevents Sheffield Wednesday from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed a point in a 1-1 draw against Stockport County before getting trounced against Hull by a 4-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Preston ran out 0-1 winners. Sheffield Wednesday claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to nine.

Sheffield Wednesday naturally hope for a a top half position come reckoning day next spring, but experts foresee a tough battle ahead in the lower regions of the Championship.

Both Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday seem a little too focused on not losing than actually chasing a win, and as such, the draw is a tasty value bet from our perspective.

Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday Squads

Cardiff Squad

The 48-year-old Bulut will select the starting eleven against Sheffield Wednesday from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Jak Alnwick (0/3), Runar Alex Runarsson (0/0), Ryan Allsopp (0/0), Dimitrios Goutas (0/3), Jack Simpson (0/1), Jamilu Collins (0/2), Mahlon Romeo (0/2), Mark McGuinness (0/3), Perry Ng (0/2), Vontae Daley-Campbell (0/0), Aaron Ramsey (1/3), Andy Rinomhota (0/1), Callum O'Dowda (0/3), Ebou Adams (0/2), Joe Ralls (0/2), Josh Bowler (1/3), Kieron Evans (0/0), Manolis Siopis (0/1), Romaine Sawyers (0/0), Rubin Colwill (0/1), Yakou Meite (0/2), Callum Robinson (0/2), Ike Ugbo (2/3), Karlan Grant (0/3), Kion Etete (0/2), Ollie Tanner (0/1), Ryan Wintle (0/3).

Sheffield Wednesday Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 42 year-old Sheffield Wednesday manager Munoz will select his starting XI from these players:

Cameron Dawson (0/1), Devis Vasquez (0/2), Akin Famewo (0/3), Bambo Diaby (0/2), Callum Paterson (0/3), Ciaran Brennan (0/0), Dominic Iorfa (0/3), Josh Windass (0/2), Michael Ihiekwe (0/2), Pol Valentin (0/0), Reece James (0/1), Will Vaulks (0/2), Barry Bannan (0/3), Di'Shon Bernard (0/0), Djeidi Gassama (0/0), George Byers (0/2), Juan Delgado (1/3), Liam Palmer (0/2), Marvin Johnson (0/0), Mohamed Diaby (0/1), Tyreeq Bakinson (0/2), Anthony Musaba (0/3), Ashley Fletcher (0/3), Lee Gregory (1/3), Mallik Wilks (0/0), Michael Smith (1/2).

Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Cardiff, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. For their upcoming match in round 4, Cardiff are unable to call upon Mahlon Romeo, who is suspended.

Cardiff are unable to field Ryan Allsopp on Saturday against Sheffield Wednesday, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Sheffield Wednesday have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Mallik Wilks and Ciaran Brennan all face a spell on the sidelines for Sheffield Wednesday due to various injuries.

Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday Lineups

Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday H2H

Sheffield Wednesday got the better of Cardiff in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 5-0 and 2-0, respectively. Sheffield Wednesday left Cardiff with a bloody nose in the most recent meeting between the two. Sheffield Wednesday claimed a 5-0 win on the day. The bookies have an away win in this match at best price odds of 11/4.

Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 10/11.

Cardiff vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips

With another Championship season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Cardiff claimed two wins without allowing a goal against in their last 10 games on home soil.

In the past ten encounters between Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday over 2.5 goals came out four times, with Cardiff scoring an average of 0.7 goals per game. Sheffield Wednesday averaged 1.7 goals, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Cardiff’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Sheffield Wednesday played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.