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Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn Rovers betting prediction


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This game shows some disparity in the markets, and we agree with that. Sheffield Wednesday is in the sixth position of the leaderboard, and also has a superior squad compared to their opponent, and is expected to dominate and enjoy the best chances to score. On the other hand, Blackburn Rovers comes into play with the goal of maintaining their defensive organization and counter attack, but without much success. So we find it very interesting to take a risk in favor of the home team in this challenge.
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Preview
Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Rovers face at Hillsborough Stadium, in a match for the 28th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 02‑11‑2019, Blackburn Rovers got a home win by (2‑1). The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 4 head‑to‑heads they won 3 and lost 1. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Championship, on 16‑03‑2019, Sheffield Wednesday won by (4‑2). S. Fletcher (10' ), A. Nuhiu (60' ), D. Iorfa (79' ) and Marco Matias (86' ) scored for Sheffield Wednesday and C. Conway (72' ) and E. Bennett (88' ) for Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Sheff Wed

The home team is currently in the 6th position of the league, with 42 points won, after 12 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Hull City, by (0‑1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Leeds United, by (0‑2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Sheffield Wednesday has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (6 out of 13 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 13 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 11 of their 27 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 home matches for this competition: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Sheffield Wednesday heads into this match with a 0-2 win away against Leeds, returning to triumphs after three straight defeats in the English second division: their goals were scored by Nuhiu and Murphy. In this match against Balckburn, the home mister must prioritize the maintenance of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right. At the individual level we highlight the striker Nuhiu, who is very strong when it comes to finishing. Out of this game are Liam Palmer, Steven Fletcher and Fernando Forestieri, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Cameron Dawson, Julian Börner, Osaze Urhoghide, Adam Reach, Dominic Iorfa, Morgan Fox, Massimo Luongo, Kieran Lee, Jacob Murphy, Barry Bannan, Sam Winnall.
Coach: D. Moore.

Analysis Blackburn

The away team is currently in the 12th position of the league, with 37 points won, after 10 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Nottingham Forest, by (3‑2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Preston North End, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Blackburn Rovers has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 27 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 13 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 18 goals between minutes (0'‑15').

Blackburn Rovers heads into this match after a 1-1 draw against Preston, thus totaling their fifth straight win without a win in this competition: their only goal was scored by Adam Armstrong. Even playing at home, coach Tony Mowbray should favor defensive organization and counterattacking through the corridors. Forward Adam Armstrong is one of the top scorers in this team with 7 goals. Out of this game are Evans, Nyambe, Bradley Dack and Cunningham, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Christian Walton, Ryan Nyambe, Lewis Travis, Tosin Adarabioyo, Darragh Lenihan, Amari Bell, Stewart Downing, Joe Rothwell, Lewis Holtby, Adam Armstrong, Sam Gallagher.
Coach: T. Mowbray.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Sheff Wed vs Blackburn match, on 18 January 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Sheff Wed wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Sheff Wed vs Blackburn on 18 January 2020 will be played at Sheffield, Hillsborough Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Sheff Wed Blackburn match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Sheff Wed at with 79% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2019/2020

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.65%
  • Draws 26.75%
  • Away team wins 31.6%
  • Over 1.5 73.43%
  • Over 2.5 49.37%
  • Over 3.5 26.75%
  • Goals 1467
  • Goals /match 2.63
  • Goals /match home 1.41
  • Goals /match away 1.23
  • Both teams score 52.96%
  • Goals after 80' 18.4%
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