Sheffield Wednesday vs Aston Villa betting preview

Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 06.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39814 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Sheffield Wednesday have their presumed home advantage while Aston Villa are ahead 4 points in the Championship table.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday have collected 32 points from their home games so far after 8-8-3. In general it's been a long time since Sheffield Wednesday tasted defeat here at Hillsborough Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games. Sheffield Wednesday has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Chelsea defeat.

Sheffield Wednesday manager S. Bruce and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Stoke City in the Championship. Ahead of that match, Sheffield Wednesday won a home game hosting Blackburn Rovers (4-2).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield Wednesday, as the Championship home game vs Nottingham Forest is only three days away.

Sheffield Wednesday has scored 27 goals at home this season, in 19 matches. On the other hand, Sheffield Wednesday have conceded 22 goals.

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Aston Villa form and stats

The visitors are W6-D7-L6 on the road this term. Aston Villa have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Aston Villa love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Aston Villa are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Championship against Blackburn Rovers. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Middlesbrough.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Rotherham United.

Aston Villa have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, 19 away games. 22 goals have been conceded by Aston Villa in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Aston Villa - Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 entered in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 3 Sheffield Wednesday victories, 0 draws and 2 Aston Villa wins.

Top Goalscorers

T. Abraham
22 goals / 2 assists
S. Fletcher
10 goals / 2 assists
Lucas João
9 goals / 1 assists

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Aston Villa missing players

Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa
Total Home Statistic Away Total
39 19 Played 19 39
48 27 Scored 24 70
51 22 Conceded 22 55
87% 89% Over 0.5 95% 97%
74% 74% Over 1.5 74% 85%
54% 53% Over 2.5 47% 62%
26% 32% Over 3.5 21% 38%
8% 5% Over 4.5 5% 18%
59% 63% Both teams to score 58% 64%
31% 32% Clean Sheet 26% 26%
23% 16% Failed To Score 21% 13%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 39 24 9 6 78 48 19 13 2 4 41 29 20 11 7 2 37 19 30 81
2 Leeds United 39 23 7 9 66 41 20 13 3 4 35 18 19 10 4 5 31 23 25 76
3 Sheffield United 39 22 8 9 66 37 20 13 3 4 37 16 19 9 5 5 29 21 29 74
4 West Bromwich Albion 39 20 10 9 75 50 20 9 7 4 44 27 19 11 3 5 31 23 25 70
5 Bristol City 38 17 10 11 49 40 19 7 6 6 22 19 19 10 4 5 27 21 9 61
6 Aston Villa 39 15 15 9 70 55 20 9 8 3 46 33 19 6 7 6 24 22 15 60
7 Derby County 38 16 11 11 52 45 20 10 7 3 31 19 18 6 4 8 21 26 7 59
8 Middlesbrough 39 15 13 11 40 33 20 7 6 7 19 16 19 8 7 4 21 17 7 58
9 Nottingham Forest 39 14 15 10 54 45 20 11 4 5 29 19 19 3 11 5 25 26 9 57
10 Preston North End 39 15 12 12 59 52 19 7 9 3 34 24 20 8 3 9 25 28 7 57
11 Sheffield Wednesday 39 14 14 11 48 51 19 8 8 3 27 22 20 6 6 8 21 29 -3 56
12 Hull City 39 15 9 15 56 56 19 9 5 5 31 18 20 6 4 10 25 38 0 54
13 Brentford 39 13 11 15 60 53 19 11 3 5 40 20 20 2 8 10 20 33 7 50
14 Swansea City 38 14 8 16 49 48 18 9 4 5 29 20 20 5 4 11 20 28 1 50
15 Stoke City 39 10 18 11 37 42 20 8 6 6 20 18 19 2 12 5 17 24 -5 48
16 Blackburn Rovers 39 12 11 16 53 62 19 8 6 5 26 18 20 4 5 11 27 44 -9 47
17 Queens Park Rangers 39 12 8 19 46 61 20 8 3 9 28 28 19 4 5 10 18 33 -15 44
18 Birmingham City 39 12 14 13 55 52 19 6 8 5 26 20 20 6 6 8 29 32 3 41
19 Reading 39 9 13 17 42 57 20 7 4 9 27 30 19 2 9 8 15 27 -15 40
20 Wigan Athletic 39 10 10 19 41 57 20 9 7 4 25 19 19 1 3 15 16 38 -16 40
21 Millwall 38 9 10 19 43 58 18 6 6 6 22 24 20 3 4 13 21 34 -15 37
22 Rotherham United 39 7 15 17 41 67 19 6 8 5 27 30 20 1 7 12 14 37 -26 36
23 Bolton Wanderers 39 8 8 23 28 64 19 4 4 11 12 28 20 4 4 12 16 36 -36 32
24 Ipswich Town 39 3 15 21 30 64 20 2 10 8 18 27 19 1 5 13 12 37 -34 24

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