Sheffield Wednesday vs Wolves Betting Tips & Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers to win

Wolves head to Hillsborough as the pick here, with our model giving them a 52.9% chance of getting the job done in this Carabao Cup second round tie. It's not a huge gap over Sheffield Wednesday, but Wolves arrive with more consistent recent output and a squad that, injuries aside, looks the more rounded of the two at this level. The Owls have shown they can win matches, but the underlying pattern of results and the head-to-head record over the years both lean, even if only slightly, towards the visitors getting something out of this one.

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday's last three completed fixtures make for a mixed but not unencouraging read. They were beaten away at Oxford United back in April, then bounced back with a home win over West Bromwich Albion, and followed that up with another win on their own patch against Bolton Wanderers in August. Two wins from three, with the only defeat coming on the road, suggests a team that's reasonably solid at Hillsborough even if the away form is unproven from this small sample.

Wolves have played more recently and more often, and the picture is one of steady, if unspectacular, form. Draws against Fulham and Burnley in May were followed by a win over Port Vale, a draw with Blackburn Rovers, and then another win, away at Preston North End, in their most recent outing. That's two wins and three draws from their last five, with no defeats in that run at all. It's not free-flowing form, but the absence of any losses across five matches points to a team that's difficult to beat right now, which matters plenty in cup football where a single moment can decide things.

Head-to-Head

The historical record between these two sides is tight, and it tells its own story about how competitive this fixture tends to be. Across the last five meetings, Wolverhampton Wanderers have the edge with two wins to Sheffield Wednesday's one, with two matches ending level. Wolves won the most recent meeting back in August 2018, while the two sides shared the points in April of that year. Further back, Wolves also won in December 2017, Sheffield Wednesday claimed a win at Molineux in November 2016, and the sides drew in January 2017.

There's no one-sided dominance here. Wednesday have shown they're capable of beating Wolves, and the draws in this set of results suggest tight, competitive contests rather than routine wins for either party. If anything, the head-to-head data reinforces that Wolves have generally had the slight upper hand without ever running away with it.

Team News

Sheffield Wednesday have no players currently listed as sidelined in our data, so on paper they should be able to select from a fully available squad for this one, which is a boost for a home side looking to build on recent wins.

Wolves, by contrast, have some notable absentees to contend with. Sam Johnstone is out with a shoulder injury, Sasa Kalajdzic and Mario Lemina remain sidelined, and Enso González is listed as unavailable with both an unspecified issue and a separate knee injury. That's a handful of players missing for the visitors, and while Wolves have still managed an unbeaten run in their last five matches despite these absences, the squad depth will be tested further the longer this list persists.