Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 01th, 2025

A football match between Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County of the Championship will take place in England on Wednesday, January 01th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County will occur

The game is set to be played in the Hillsborough Stadium stadium, in the city of Sheffield, with a capacity for 34835 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.51 goals per match played.

Sheffield Wednesday last match

Sheffield Wednesday comes from a draw in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Middlesbrough, in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 3-3. Coach D. Röhl's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-2-1.

The favorite to win the match was the rival team, that's why the draw (odd 3.70) in the end can be considered a positive result.

Amid a performance below the average of Sheffield Wednesday, one of the few athletes that achieved distinction was Djeidi Gassama. With a good appearance and a few great passes, his performance was important so that the team did not come out defeated.

Derby County last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Derby County, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the West Bromwich Albion team with a final score of 2-1.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.90, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Championship, Sheffield Wednesday was in 13th place while Derby County was in the 15th place. Sheffield Wednesday opened with a 4-3-3 arrangement while Derby County charged with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 01-12-2024. In a Championship 2024/2025 match, Sheffield Wednesday came out on top and beat their rivals by 1-2.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

In this game, the referee L. Smith will be in charge, assisted by D. Williams and R. Smith.

Sheffield Wednesday

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Sheffield Wednesday, standing in 9th place with 33 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 9 wins, 8 losses and, 6 draws.

In the 25th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points compared to West Bromwich Albion which is just above, in 8th place.

Sheffield Wednesday positioned in the middle of the league table in the England Championship without high expectations, or relegation concerns will try to take advantage of playing at home to get a win.

Sheffield Wednesday analysis

At the end of round 24 in Championship, Sheffield Wednesday scored 31 goals and conceded 33 goals.

Sheffield Wednesday has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 3.78 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

Sheffield Wednesday is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 45.48%. In the next match against Derby County a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Sheffield Wednesday will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Sheffield Wednesday has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 1915 attacks resulting in 31 goals. Derby County, on the other hand, has only scored 29 times with 1913 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Sheffield Wednesday

In this season, the individual highlight is Josh Windass that has dominated the offensive side. The Midfielder has already scored 8 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Sheffield Wednesday achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data Sheffield Wednesday

With 5 titles won in the tournament's history the Sheffield Wednesday team is one of the leading names in the competition. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Derby County

Championship leaderboard now

Derby County arrives in this game with 27 points, and in 14th place in the Championship, having won 7 games in total and lost 10 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Which means that the team has the same score, in the 25th round, with the Coventry City team in hot pursuit at 15th place.

Derby County analysis

Derby County counted 29 goals scored and 29 conceded at the end of Championship day number 24.

Best goalscorer from Derby County

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Jerry Yates. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Derby County come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sheffield Wednesday is Josh Windass, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Derby County is Jerry Yates, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 6.08 corners per game.

Sheffield Wednesday is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Sheffield Wednesday in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.71 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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