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Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 26th Aug, 16:00 BST, Hillsborough, Sheffield

Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United take on one another at the Hillsborough on Tuesday afternoon, with both Henrik Pedersen and Daniel Farke hoping for success in the League Cup. In this preview you'll find odds for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for the two sides. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


Best Tip: Leeds to win

Claiming a victory away from home the League Cup is always worth celebrating, and we're predicting that Daniel Farke and his Leeds charges will be dancing in the halls of Hillsborough on Tuesday afternoon. The stats below, including long-running head-to-head (H2H) records, show they're more than capable of delivering, and the bookmakers think so too. The best available price is 1.33 on Leeds to win. It's a bet we think is well worth taking.

In-Play
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 83% chance of Leeds coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
6%
18/114/1
Draw
12%
11/27/1
Leeds
83%
1/61/6
Leeds 2-0
13%
11/219/4
Leeds 3-0
12%
11/211/2
Leeds 1-0
9%
8/16/1
Leeds 4-0
9%
8/115/2
Leeds 2-1
8%
10/18/1
Leeds 3-1
7%
10/19/1
Draw 1-1
6%
12/111/1
Leeds 4-1
5%
14/112/1
Leeds 5-0
5%
14/112/1
Draw 0-0
3%
16/116/1
Leeds 5-1
3%
25/118/1
Draw 2-2
2%
28/122/1
Leeds 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Leeds 6-0
2%
28/120/1
Sheff Wed 1-0
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
19/4010/21
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
8/56/4
Home 1st Goal
32%
10/34/1
Away 1st Goal
66%
2/92/11
No 1st Goal
2%
16/114/1
BTTS - Yes
43%
6/513/10
BTTS - No
56%
8/134/7
BTTS - Home Win
3%
28/120/1
BTTS - Draw
9%
15/28/1
BTTS - Away Win
32%
2/119/10
Home/draw
17%
4/14/1
Away/draw
94%
1/501/40
Home/away
88%
1/91/12
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1/71/7
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
9/24/1
Over 3.5 Goals
45%
11/1023/20
Under 3.5 Goals
55%
4/613/20
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
11/45/2
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
1/41/4
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
6/111/2
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/101/10
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/501/80
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
18/114/1
Home DNB
14%
14/110/1
Away DNB
91%
1/331/40
Sheff Wed win to nil
3%
25/1-
Leeds win to nil
51%
4/5-
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
3%
33/118/1
Sheff Wed / Leeds
4%
20/118/1
Sheff Wed / Draw
3%
28/122/1
Draw / Sheff Wed
3%
28/122/1
Draw / Leeds
21%
11/43/1
Draw / Draw
8%
9/117/2
Leeds / Sheff Wed
1%
66/150/1
Leeds / Leeds
52%
8/1511/20
Leeds / Draw
4%
22/120/1
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Win / draw / win form
Sheff Wed
20 games
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
ASheff Wed3 - 3Bolton
ASheff Wed1 - 2Leicester
ASheff Wed1 - 1Watford
HSheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
HSheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed0 - 2Stoke
HSheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
ASheff Wed2 - 2Blackburn
HSheff Wed0 - 1Hull
ASheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
HSheff Wed0 - 1Sheff Utd
ASheff Wed3 - 2Norwich
ASheff Wed3 - 0Plymouth
HSheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
ASheff Wed0 - 4Burnley
HSheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
ASheff Wed1 - 0Swansea
ASheff Wed1 - 2West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 1Luton
Leeds
20 games
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLeeds1 - 0Everton
ALeeds2 - 1Plymouth
HLeeds4 - 0Bristol C
HLeeds6 - 0Stoke
ALeeds1 - 0Oxford Utd
HLeeds2 - 1Preston
ALeeds1 - 0M'Boro
ALeeds1 - 1Luton
HLeeds2 - 2Swansea
ALeeds2 - 2QPR
HLeeds2 - 0Millwall
ALeeds0 - 1Portsmouth
HLeeds1 - 1West Brom
ALeeds3 - 1Sheff Utd
HLeeds2 - 1Sunderland
ALeeds4 - 0Watford
HLeeds0 - 2Millwall
ALeeds2 - 0Coventry
HLeeds7 - 0Cardiff
ALeeds0 - 0Burnley
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.8 is decent for Leeds United in their clash with Sheffield Wednesday, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 18 consecutive League Cup matches.

Sheff Wed Leeds
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.6
goals
2.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
54%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 54% probability that Sheff Wed will fail to score
1
17%
2
24%
3
22%
4
16%
5+
22%
There is a 83% probability that Leeds will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season
Sheff Wed
PG (predicted goals)
Leeds
0.6
2.8
Attack rating
SHW
LEE
37%
better
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Games scored14
17
Failed to score6
3
Scored first7
12
Goals scored22
43
Avg. goals scored1.1
2.2
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for12
20
Avg. XG for1.5
2.2
KickOff rating
+37%
Defence rating
SHW
LEE
50%
better
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Games conceded18
10
Clean sheets2
10
Conceded first13
7
Goals conceded32
13
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded8
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against21%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.7
KickOff rating
+50%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Sheff Wed v Leeds will show here when available.

Sheff Wed League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
P CharlesR. JohnsonO Kobacki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Charles GLK1
-
R. Johnson DEF11
-
M Lowe DEF1
-
L Palmer DEF1
-
G. Siqueira DEF11
-
R Shipston MID1
-
S Fusire MID1
-
B. Fernandes FWD1
-
C McNeill FWD1
-
I Ugbo FWD11
-
J Lowe FWD1
-
O Kobacki FWD11
-
Leeds League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE