Hull City vs Sheffield Wednesday betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The A2B Stadium (4000 seats)

With the anxious opening fixture finished it’s time for the second Championship duel of the season. Hull City are eager to welcome Sheffield Wednesday in front of their home fans.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Hull City form and stats

In the previous season, Hull City's league statistics were 14 wins, 9 draws and 23 losses, leading to 19th position in the Championship. In these 46 matches they scored {41 goals} and let in 54. Playing as the host team in the former season Hull City produced 7-4-12 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 28 conceded.

The Hull regulars got no joy from their last match, a Carabao Cup duel also played here at The A2B Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Doncaster Rovers. Defender McLoughlin got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.34/10. McLoughlin won 9 of 14 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Hull City lost 1-2 at Norwich City's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hull City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 4.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sheffield Wednesday performed last season in the League One: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 28 victories, 12 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 81 and conceded {37 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 12 - drew 6 and lost 5 with 32/21 goals scored/conceded.

The regulars enjoyed Sheffield Wednesday's previous fixture versus Stockport County, a Carabao Cup win (2-1) played at home. Bannan got a match rating of 7.75 in that game, top player of the team. Bannan hit one key pass and had 86 successful passes (of 98 total).

The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Southampton.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Sheffield Wednesday in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Sheffield, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Hull City have not lost in the last 4 games (3-1-0) versus Sheffield Wednesday.

Top Goalscorers

HullL. Delap
L. Delap
1 goals
Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
1 goals

Hull City missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hull City Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
9 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 8
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 1
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
 
28 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 23
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 7
Hull City Last season Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
1 0   Played P   25 49
0 0   Won W   13 30
1 0   Drew D   6 12
0 0   Lost L   6 7
1 0   Scored S   33 87
1 0   Conceded C   25 42
100% 0%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
100% 0%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 67%
0% 0%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 45%
0% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 27%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 16%
100% 0%   BTTS BTTS   40% 41%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   48% 51%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   16% 12%
 
3 0   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 5.8
3 0   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 3.3
0 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
4 0   Shots (avg) S (   14.1 15.3
2 0   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 5
50% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 35%
 
8 0   Shots against (avg) S A   10.7 9.5
3 0   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Watford 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Southampton 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Norwich City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Leicester City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Ipswich Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Millwall 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Cardiff City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Leeds United 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Sunderland 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Hull City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Coventry City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Middlesbrough 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
23 Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
24 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Watford 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Southampton 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Norwich City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Leicester City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Ipswich Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Millwall 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Cardiff City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Leeds United 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Sunderland 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Hull City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Coventry City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Middlesbrough 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
23 Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
24 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.