Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 19^th October 2018 (Kick-off 7:45 PM)

On Friday night, Sheffield Wednesday host Middlesbrough at Hillsborough in the Championship.

Sheffield Wednesday have made a promising start to their Championship campaign. In fact, the Owls are sixth-place and just three points behind the fourth-place visitors in the table.

Jos Luhukay’s side are now four games unbeaten in the Championship, having recorded two wins and two draws. Last time out, the Yorkshire side recorded a 2-1 win at Bristol City. The game was another goal-filled encounter for Wednesday, as eight of their last nine league games have produced over 2.5 goals. Both teams have also scored in Wednesday’s last nine outings.

The home side are now eight games unbeaten on home soil in the Championship, having won four and drawn four games.

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Wednesday’s recent home games have been high scoring in the league, with four of their last five games producing over 2.5 goals. Both teams have also scored in their last seven home matches in the second tier.

Middlesbrough started the campaign as one of the favourites for promotion and they have made a decent start to their Championship campaign. However, the visitor’s recent form has dipped slightly, as they have now won just two of their last seven league games.

Last time out in the Championship, Tony Pulis’ side suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest. The game was in keeping with Boro’s recent outings, as it was low scoring. Their last ten games in the second tier have produced under 2.5 goals.

Boro have a poor recent away record in the Championship, winning just two of their last eight games on their travels. However, five of those eight games have been draws.

The visitor’s recent outings have unsurprisingly been low scoring, with five of their last seven away games producing under 2.5 goals.

Prediction

Draw and/or under 2.5 goals