Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on August 18th, 2024

Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday will play on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, at 11:00h (UTC), in a Championship game to be held in England, check the Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday will occur

The game is set to be played in the well-known Stadium of Light stadium, in the city of Sunderland, with a capacity for 49000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tip 2024/2025

Sunderland come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Preston North End, valid for the Carabao Cup, ended with a 2-0. The team coached by R. Le Bris lined up in the last match with a 4-5-1 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 4.33 were a sign of it.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Zac Johnson, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Carabao Cup, Sheffield Wednesday, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Hull City team with a final score of 1-2.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 3.70, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Championship, Sheffield Wednesday was in 20th place while Sunderland was in the 15th place. Sheffield Wednesday opened with a 3-4-2-1 arrangement while Sunderland charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 04-05-2024, in a match of the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, and the match ended with a 0-2 win for Sheffield Wednesday.

D. Leach and R. Smith will be supporting from the sideline while D. Whitestone will be on the football field for this match.

Sunderland

Current leaderboard

Sunderland is currently in 6th place in the table, with 3 points achieved up to 2nd round.

Sunderland analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Sunderland sums 2 goals for and a total of 0 goals against, after 1 rounds played.

his ball possession percentage is 37% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Sheffield Wednesday and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Signed by the team this season, Simon Moore was crucial to Sunderland victory in the last duel. With 6 number of saves in the match against Preston North End, he showed once again the reasons for his hiring. Thus, he is definitively asserting himself as a starter.

Sheffield Wednesday

Current leaderboard

After the 2nd round, Sheffield Wednesday is currently 1st place in the table, winning 3 points from their games so far this season.

This will be the second game this season in which the Sheffield Wednesday team will play as a visitor. They managed to get a victory over Sunderland in the first one by 0-2.

Sheffield Wednesday analysis

After 1 rounds, Sheffield Wednesday has a positive goal difference, with 4 goals scored and only 0 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

As we approach the Regular Season, Sheffield Wednesday is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 9 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Sheffield Wednesday team usually guns for an average ball possession of 59% to control the game.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 9.5 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 15 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Sheffield Wednesday in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good betting parameter could be the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams at the start of the championship round. Sunderland didn't score any goal in the last round of games and conceded in 0 opportunities, while Sheffield Wednesday scored 4 times and didn't concede any goal as well.

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