Sheffield Wednesday (Home)
- Sheffield Wednesday are on a five-match losing streak, losing their last two games at home to Birmingham City (0-2) and Bristol City (2-0).
- The Owls have failed to win any of their 15 home games this season (D4, L11) and have only scored seven goals at Hillsborough.
- Henrik Pedersen has yet to take any points since his appointment as head coach and the club are now on -7 points after 28 games.
Wrexham (Away)
- Wrexham are unbeaten in their last three, including a 3-2 win at QPR and a 1-1 draw with Leicester City at home.
- Wrexham are sixth in the Championship with 44 points from 29 games.
- Phil Parkinson’s direct, vertical style has propelled them to the brink of promotion and it will be interesting to see how his side matches up with an Owls team that has the ability to play in several different modes.
- Wrexham, on the other hand, have been flying away from home in the last few games, winning all of their last three away games.
Head-to-Head
- The head-to-head game between these clubs, which finished in a 2-2 draw at Wrexham, suggests there may be more parity between these two sides than the league standings indicate.
- But momentum is on Wrexham’s side right now and they have a more reliable goalscorer up top.
Key Players
- Barry Bannan remains their most reliable source of goals from midfield with three in 28 Championship appearances this season.
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Kieffer Moore has been a great acquisition up front for Wrexham, providing a constant aerial threat and physical presence on the last defender’s shoulder.
- The Welsh international has ten goals in 26 Championship games this term and will be a handful for Sheffield Wednesday’s defenders.
- Sam Smith has found his goal-scoring groove for the Red Dragons with three in his last five appearances to give them a cutting edge up front.
Betting Insights
- The Red Dragons are listed at 1.49 to win the game, but the Owls are big dark horses at 6.4 with the odds markets.
- With both clubs having enough attacking prowess to cause problems, we’re taking the ‘Over 2.5 goals’ wager at 1.93 to be the best bet in this matchup, but the visitors will take the full points given the contrast in form.
Prediction
- Wrexham will take to the field at Hillsborough on Saturday as the clear favorites to beat Sheffield Wednesday, but the Welsh outfit will have to remain focused in a potentially tricky encounter against a home side that can be unpredictable.
- It’s still hard to see how Wednesday can turn this matchup around, even with a potential reaction to losing 2-0 at fellow strugglers Bristol City in midweek.
