Sheffield Wed – Hull City PREDICTION & TIPS
Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City join forces at Hillsborough Stadium in a match for the 20th round of the Championship. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the visiting team, which has won 1 and 2 draws in the last 3 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 05-28-2016, ended with the victory of Hull City by (1-0). In this meeting the home factor could play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Analysis of Sheffield Wednesday
The home team is currently in 11th place with 26 points, after 6 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate game, tied off against Ipswich Town by (2-2). In the latter, he tied off against Reading by (0-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when play with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 17 conceded. For the championship, Sheffield Wednesday had 16 points out of 27, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in their last 9 games at their home stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home games there is a tendency for goals to be scored as 8 of their last 9 games for this competition have finished with over 1.5 goals. In 19 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only got 1 turnaround. There have been 2 periods in the last 11 home games for all competitions: they scored 7 of their 19 goals in the minutes (31′-45 ‘); suffered 5 of his 11 goals in the minutes (0’-15 ‘).
The Sheffield Wednesday set starts for this game with a draw against Reading, 0-0, thus adding the sixth consecutive game without losing in the competition. In this game it is anticipated that coach Carlos Carvalhal in 4-5-1 privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the corridors. Gary Hooper is the best Sheffield Wednesday scorer with 8 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Daniel Pudil, player who recovers from injury.
Analysis of Hull City
After 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is in 20th place, having won 18 points. In the last game, he lost to Bristol City at home for (2-3), after the previous game drew away in a game against Millwall, (0-0). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. In the last 9 away games for the league Hull City recorded 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses, so they won 7 points out of 27. In his league appearances as a visitor the most frequent result in the break was 0-1 (4 out of 9 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 games in this event, he has never been able to go around the scoreboard in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away matches for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: scored 3 of his 7 goals in the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
The Hull City team arrives in this game with a 2-3 away defeat at home to Bristol City, continuing without a win for six consecutive games: the goals scored by Campbell and Bowen. Usually coach Leonid Slutski opts for a very straightforward style for the attack, without great discretion, looking for the most advanced Campbell on most occasions. However, it is important to note that Jarrod Bowen is the top scorer of the visitors with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Toral, Odubajo, Abel Hernandez, Weir, Mason and Kingsley, all for injury.
Sheffield Wed – Hull City FREE TIPS
Sheffield Wed – Win @ 1.85
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 4.5 Goals @ 1.90
