Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips and Predictions

Sheffield Wednesday have soared into 5th place above Derby after an excellent run of form. They are now 5 points above 7th place Birmingham who they beat 2-1 at St Andrews a fortnight ago and they backed that up with a convincing 4-0 win last weekend at home to Brentford.

Preston meanwhile have found their way into the top half and could move to within 6 points of a play-off spot with a win here. Simon Grayson has done a brilliant job at Deepdale and they are also looking for a 3rd straight win here after 2-1 victories over Huddersfield and Wolves

Reason for Betting Tips

These are two of the surprise packages of the season and both are in good form. Wednesday are unbeaten in 7 league games while Preston have lost just 1 of their last 6. Both teams have scored in 5 of Preston’s last 6 matches while 6 of the last 8 games involving Wednesday have also finished with both teams on the scoresheet. Therefore there is some sense to backing both teams to score in this game at Evens.

Recent Form

All competitions, most recent first:

Preston: WWDLDW

Sheffield Wednesday: WWDLDW

Head-to-Head

Wednesday won the meeting between the sides earlier in the season beating Preston 3-1 at Hillsborough, which was the first between the clubs for several years.

Statistics

Both teams have scored in 60% of Preston’s games this season and 65% of those matches involving the Owls.

Team News

Preston: Ben Pearson is back for the hosts after completing his 2 match ban but they are without Marnick Vermijl who is on loan from the Owls.

Sheffield Wednesday: The Owls could welcome back Sam Hutchinson but skipper Glenn Loovens could miss out again.

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