Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th January 2024
Sheffield Wednesday enjoy home advantage, when visitors Cardiff swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the FA Cup. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.
Sheffield Wednesday scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets.
Cardiff scored an average of 1.7 goals a game in the past ten matches. They scored 17 goals, let in 22 for an average of 2.2 a game, and managed zero clean sheets.
Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Sheffield Wednesday comes up against Cardiff in this context.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff Prediction
Sheffield Wednesday Form
Sheffield Wednesday look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Coventry, they were left empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Preston in a 0-1 win. They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Hull in their most recent outing. Sheffield Wednesday won three of their previous six matches at Hillsborough in the FA Cup. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to four against.
Cardiff Form
Cardiff claimed four points in their last three matches, starting by a 2-2 draw with Plymouth. A 0-2 defeat against Leicester was next up, before beating Queens Park Rangers by 1-2. Cardiff claimed just one win from the last six away games in the FA Cup. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to eight.
Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Sheffield Wednesday get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Cardiff.
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Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff Stats
- Sheffield Wednesday have conceded in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In 5 of the last 6 matches Sheffield Wednesday played, both teams scored
- In the last 3 home matches in a row Sheffield Wednesday played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 9 Sheffield Wednesday home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield Wednesday have conceded in 9 of the last 11 matches
- Cardiff have lost 4 of the last 5 matches without scoring a goal
- In 12 of the last 14 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Cardiff have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Cardiff have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Cardiff away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff Squads
Sheffield Wednesday Squad
The 34-year-old coach of the home team, Danny Roehl, will select the lineup against Cardiff from this squad:
Cameron Dawson, Devis Vasquez, Akin Famewo, Bambo Diaby, Callum Paterson, Ciaran Brennan, Dominic Iorfa, Guilherme Siqueira, Joey Phuthi, Josh Windass, Michael Ihiekwe, Pol Valentin, Reece James, Will Vaulks, Barry Bannan, Di'Shon Bernard, Djeidi Gassama, George Byers, Jeff Hendrick, John Buckley, Juan Delgado, Liam Palmer, Marvin Johnson, Mohamed Diaby, Tyreeq Bakinson, Anthony Musaba, Ashley Fletcher, Lee Gregory, Mallik Wilks, Michael Smith.
Cardiff Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Cardiff players that the manager Erol Bulut will choose from for the upcoming game:
Ramsey, Rinomhota, O'Dowda, Robinson, Twose, Goutas, Adams, Ugbo, Alnwick, Collins, Ralls, Panzo, Beecher, Bowler, Grant, Evans, Etete, Giles, Romeo, Siopis, McGuinness, Turner, Tanner, Ng, Luthra, Sawyers, Colwill, Runarsson, Wintle, Daley-Campbell, Meite.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff Team News
The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Sheffield Wednesday, as they prepare to meet Cardiff, since five could be missing. George Byers, Bambo Diaby and Barry Bannan can't be called up by the Sheffield Wednesday-manager, with both serving a ban.
Will Vaulks, Akin Famewo, Callum Paterson, John Buckley and Dominic Iorfa nurses various injuries and won't take part for Sheffield Wednesday against Cardiff at Hillsborough.
Going into their next game on Saturday, Cardiff have almost all their players available for selection, with only two of them seemingly unable to play.
Aaron Ramsey and Callum O'Dowda all face a spell on the sidelines for Cardiff due to various injuries.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff Lineups
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff H2H
Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Sheffield Wednesday comes up against Cardiff in this context. Sheffield Wednesday picked up three wins in their previous ten matches against Cardiff, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/5.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff Results
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff Betting Tips
Sheffield Wednesday claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Cardiff won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Goals should be on the menu at Hillsborough, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Sheffield Wednesday. The same outcome paid dividends in four of the last 10 away games for Cardiff.
In Sheffield Wednesday's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 1.4 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Cardiff, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.