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Sheffield Wednesday v Wrexham : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 31st Jan, 12:30 BST, Hillsborough, Sheffield

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Championship, and Henrik Pedersen’s Sheffield Wednesday will have the joy of it on Saturday lunch time. Phil Parkinson’s Wrexham are their opponents at the Hillsborough. All of the important statistics for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across seventeen major markets are covered in this preview. It's all designed to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
19%
--
Draw
27%
--
Wrexham
54%
--
Wrexham 1-0
16%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Wrexham 2-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Wrexham 2-1
9%
--
Sheff Wed 1-0
8%
--
Wrexham 3-0
6%
--
Sheff Wed 2-1
4%
--
Wrexham 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Sheff Wed 2-0
3%
--
Wrexham 4-0
2%
--
Wrexham 3-2
2%
--
Wrexham 4-1
2%
--
Sheff Wed 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
38%
--
Away 1st Goal
55%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
40%
--
BTTS - No
60%
--
BTTS - Home Win
7%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
46%
--
Away/draw
81%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
35%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
38%
--
Away DNB
73%
--
Sheff Wed win to nil
12%
--
Wrexham win to nil
37%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Wed have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league. Sheff Wed are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 9 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

26 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 8 and won 1. Sheff Wed have conceded 52 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 13 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sheff Wed have played 14 games at home, winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 10 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 30 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 9 times in home league games.

Wrexham lay in 10th place on 40 points in the Championship league table having played 27 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 6 and losing 5 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Wrexham have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Wrexham have played 13 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Wed
Wrexham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2716742955 
l
 
0-5A
Apr 11
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
2
M'Boro2714761249 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
May 2
d
 
1-1F
3
Ipswich2613852147 
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
4
Millwall271377-246 
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
5
Hull261358344 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 21
Mar 10
l
 
2-0A
6
Preston27111061043 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
7
Stoke2712510941 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 3
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
8
Watford261187641 
Mar 10
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 7
9
Bristol C271179940 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 24
w
 
2-0F
Feb 13
10
Wrexham2710107540 
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
-
-
11
QPR2711610-139 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3A
Jan 24
12
Derby271089138 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 7
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
13
Leicester2710710-237 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
14
Birmingham279810-135 
Jan 20
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
15
Southampton278910-133 
Feb 28
l
 
3-1A
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
16
Swansea279612-633 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
Mar 14
l
 
2-1F
17
Sheff Utd2610214-332 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
w
 
5-3A
Mar 21
18
Charlton268810-632 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
19
West Brom279414-731 
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-3A
Apr 3
20
Blackburn267712-928 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 3
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
21
Portsmouth257711-1328 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
Feb 24
d
 
0-00-0
22
Norwich277614-1027 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 25
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3A
23
Oxford Utd265813-1023 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
24
Sheff Wed261817-34-7 
-
-
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Wed 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Draw
7
Lost
13
Wrexham 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goal Statistics

Scoring more than 1 goal looks unlikely for Sheffield Wednesday, with H. Pedersen's men having not found the back of the net in 3 consecutive Championship games.

Wrexham have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 6 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.5 against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Sheff Wed 24th Wrexham 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.7
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
48%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Sheff Wed scoring 1 goal or less
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Wrexham will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-51
Sheff Wed have scored 51% fewer goals at home than predicted
-4
Wrexham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Sheff Wed
PG (predicted goals)
Wrexham
0.7
1.5
Attack rating
SHW
WRX
45%
better
view stats
Games scored13
23
Failed to score13
4
Scored first7
15
Goals scored18
39
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for10
18
Avg. XG for1
1.3
KickOff rating
+45%
Defence rating
SHW
WRX
30%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
20
Clean sheets3
7
Conceded first17
10
Goals conceded52
34
Avg. goals conceded2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded12
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+30%

Sheff Wed v Wrexham Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26337
B BannanB BannanB BannanB Bannan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Bannan MID2633
6
1
B Cadamarteri FWD262
2
-
J Lowe FWD262
2
-
L Palmer DEF251
3
-
S Ingelsson MID251
1
-
D Iorfa DEF241
6
-
C McNeill FWD2231
1
-
S Fusire DEF211
3
-
H Amass DEF2111
2
-
Y Valery DEF201
3
-
M Lowe DEF201
2
-
I Ugbo FWD18
1
-
G. Otegbayo DEF17
1
-
E Horvath GLK14
1
1
P Charles GLK91
-
J. Thornton MID8
-
R. Johnson DEF6
-
O Kobacki FWD4
-
R Shipston MID3
-
N Chalobah MID31
1
-
Wrexham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261045
M CleworthK MooreM CleworthG Dobson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M James MID2712
3
-
M Cleworth DEF2614
2
-
G Dobson MID2511
5
-
A Okonkwo GLK24
1
-
K Moore FWD24102
4
-
R Longman FWD2421
2
-
J Windass MID2373
2
-
S Smith FWD234
3
-
D Hyam DEF22
1
-
N Broadhead FWD2243
-
B Sheaf MID21
5
-
L O'Brien MID2032
5
-
G Thomason MID164
2
-
J McClean MID162
2
-
C Doyle DEF15
2
1
D Scarr DEF131
2
-
R Barnett DEF12
-
I Kaboré DEF113
1
-
L Cacace DEF9
-
L Brunt DEF9
1
-
O Rathbone MID73
-
R Hardie FWD6
-
C Coady DEF5
-
D Ward GLK4
-
J Rodríguez FWD4
-
H. Ashfield MID1
-