Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd September 2023

Sheffield Wednesday go up against Leeds on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Elland Road.

Sheffield Wednesday are rock bottom having failed to claim a single point from four matches during this campaign. Following their four encounters Leeds collected five which hands them number 13 in the Championship standings.

Having played four games so far this campaign, Leeds rank as number 13 in the Championship table. They have gathered five points so far, five points more than to Sheffield Wednesday, who find themselves as number 24 on zero points.

Sheffield Wednesday will play the match against Leeds hoping to gain some ground on the latter in Championship standings. A positive result could be more than important for their upcoming challenges this season.

Leeds are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Championship, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.4 goals on average per match, or 24 goals in total, while allowing nine goals against, for an average of 0.9 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

Sheffield Wednesday are currently not the most scoring team in the Championship, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded 18 times, an average of 1.8 per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.

Sheffield Wednesday ended up winning 0-2 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Elland Road., when they once again face Leeds.

Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

Leeds Form

Leeds go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against West Bromwich. They went on to beat Ipswich 3-4, before sharing the spoils with Salford City in a 1-1 draw. Leeds claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three and lost zero, as they scored 14 and conceded four goals.

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.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

In their previous three games, Sheffield Wednesday lost 0-1 and 2-1 against Preston and Cardiff, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Mansfield. Sheffield Wednesday are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 17 goals while scoring eight themselves.

The big goal of the season for Leeds is naturally winning the title, and a place inside the top two at least should be possible in the upcoming Championship season.

Going forward, Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Saturday.

Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday Squads

Leeds Squad

Farke will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sheffield Wednesday from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Illan Meslier (0/4), Karl Darlow (0/0), Kristoffer Klaesson (0/0), Charlie Cresswell (0/3), Cody Drameh (0/1), Ethan Ampadu (0/4), Joe Rodon (0/3), Junior Firpo (0/0), Leo Hjelde (0/1), Liam Cooper (1/1), Luke Ayling (1/4), Pascal Struijk (0/4), Sam Byram (0/4), Crysencio Summerville (1/1), Daniel James (0/3), Darko Gyabi (0/0), Jamie Shackleton (0/3), Joe Gelhardt (0/4), Stuart Dallas (0/0), Archie Gray (0/4), Georginio Rutter (1/3), Helder Costa (0/0), Ian Poveda (0/2), Lee Erwin (0/0), Luis Sinisterra (1/2), Mateo Fernandez (0/0), Patrick Bamford (0/0), Sam Greenwood (0/1), Wilfried Gnonto (1/2).

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 (0/3), Akin Famewo (0/3), Bambo Diaby (0/3), Callum Paterson (0/4), Ciaran Brennan (0/0), Dominic Iorfa (0/3), Josh Windass (0/3), Michael Ihiekwe (0/2), Pol Valentin (0/0), Reece James (0/2), Will Vaulks (0/3), Barry Bannan (1/4), Di'Shon Bernard (0/1), Djeidi Gassama (0/0), George Byers (0/3), Juan Delgado (1/4), Liam Palmer (0/3), Marvin Johnson (0/0), Mohamed Diaby (0/1), Tyreeq Bakinson (0/3), Anthony Musaba (0/3), Ashley Fletcher (0/4), Lee Gregory (1/4), Mallik Wilks (0/0), Michael Smith (1/3).

Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday Team News

Leeds might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Sheffield Wednesday.

Liam Cooper, Junior Firpo, Patrick Bamford and Stuart Dallas are all absent from the Leeds squad that faces Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road.

Sheffield Wednesday seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Elland Road to face Leeds.

Mallik Wilks is too injured to face Sheffield Wednesday.

Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday Lineups

Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Sheffield Wednesday came out the other side as 0-2 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. Trying to pick a winner from their h2h is a tough task as neither side have been able to fully dominate their coming opponent. Sheffield Wednesday won four of the previous ten encounters, whereas Leeds claimed three points three times in these ten matches. The bookies have Sheffield Wednesday to win this match at best price odds of 11/2.

Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday Results

In three of the previous ten matches between Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday both teams scored.

Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips

Jamie Shackleton has been great for Leeds lately, hitting the target zero times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Sheffield Wednesday are optimistic that Barry Bannan doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Leeds claimed two wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing four. Sheffield Wednesday won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost five of these matches. Leeds might win at Elland Road this coming Saturday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just zero games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past ten encounters between Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday, with Leeds scoring 0.7 goals on average per game. Sheffield Wednesday averaged 1.1 goals, while both teams scored three times. Leeds saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sheffield Wednesday's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.