Sheffield Wednesday FC
Football England - EFL Championship Hillsborough Mon 29 Dec 14:45
Blackburn Rovers FC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn

Bottom-of-the-table Sheffield Wednesday meet Blackburn at Hillsborough, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Monday 29 December.

Riversiders to Triumph?

It could be worth venturing towards the Full-Time Result market and taking Blackburn to land a win, with odds of -130 appealing. We expect the favourites to get the better of Sheffield Wednesday by the full-time whistle.

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Previous H2H Ended in a 2-2 Draw

Sheffield Wednesday drew their last game 2-2 at home, with the action taking place at Hillsborough against Hull City. The Owls managed three shots on target and recorded 45% possession, while Svante Ingelsson and Bailey Cadamarteri scored one goal each.

Blackburn Rovers played Middlesbrough away at Riverside Stadium in their previous game, ending in a 0-0 draw. Valerien Ismael's side had 47% possession and managed two shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Ewood Park played host to the last encounter between Wednesday and Blackburn, with the former playing away. The clash ended in a 2-2 draw. The past 9 H2H matches have included four Wednesday victories, two draws and three Blackburn wins.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
22 Blackburn logo Blackburn 31 8 8 15 27 40 -13 27:40 32
24 Sheffield Wed logo Sheffield Wed 31 1 8 22 18 62 -44 18:62 -7
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Sheffield Wednesday – Last 10 League Games

6 losses and 4 draws, averaging 0.8 goals from 8.9 attempts and 2.7 shots on goal. Wednesday have had 47.8% possession and 4.0 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 2.0 goals from 15.0 attempts and 6.6 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 5.6 corners.

Top goalscorer Charlie McNeill has found the net 3 times, with Svante Ingelsson, Bailey Cadamarteri, Liam Cooper and Harry Amass scoring 1 each. Pierce Charles, Barry Bannan and Harry Amass have racked up the most assists with 1 each.

Blackburn Rovers – Last 10 League Games

Blackburn have won 3, lost 3 and drawn 4, with an average of 1.0 goals from 11.5 attempts and 3.4 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 50.0% possession, 6.6 corners in their favour and 4.6 corners against, while they’ve conceded 0.9 goals from 11.2 attempts and 2.7 shots on goal.

Andri Gudjohnsen and Yuki Ohashi have top scored with 4 goals, while Todd Cantwell is next on 1. Look no further than Ryoya Morishita for the top assist maker (2) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Pierce Charles (GK), Dominic Iorfa, Gabriel Otegbayo, Cole McGhee, Liam Palmer, Jarvis Thornton, Barry Bannan, Charlie McNeill, Harry Amass, Bailey Cadamarteri, Jamal Lowe.

Blackburn confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Aynsley Pears (GK), Lewis Miller, Sean McLoughlin, George Pratt, Matty Litherland, Moussa Baradji, Sondre Tronstad, Ryan Hedges, Todd Cantwell, Axel Henriksson, Yuki Ohashi.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Prediction & Betting Tips

From our key match prediction to corners advice, correct score pick, top player prop insights and a builder tailored for value — our Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn betting tips covers it all.

Match Prediction

Let’s play a straight hand and go for an attractively-priced Blackburn who are trading at -130. It’s probable that the visitors will be able to land a win when it comes to this Championship encounter.

Current team news and the latest form provide useful pieces of information when it comes to making Championship recommendations. It’s also vital to have access to all available stats so that we make the most informed football picks.

Key Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn league stats:

  • Wednesday have lost 7 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Wednesday have lost 14 of their last 20 games at home.
Blackburn to Win Probability

The best football betting sites make it a 56.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Correct Score Prediction

Wednesday Wednesday logo 0 - 2 Blackburn logo Blackburn

A potentially entertaining bet is going for Blackburn to win by a 2-0 scoreline. At odds of +575, there’s the chance to get a handsome return should this wager win.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Bailey Cadamarteri Over 0.5 Shots On Target -135 BetMGM logo

Bailey Cadamarteri (Wednesday) can be backed at -135 to have one or more shots on goal. The Shots on Target market allows us to follow this selection and get an attractive price in the process.

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Ryan Hedges To Score +400 BetMGM logo

Ryan Hedges (Blackburn) can be wagered to be on the scoresheet at +400. We believe that there is merit in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop wager which means we need him to be on the scoresheet.

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Corners Prediction

Wednesday Under 4.5 Corners -127 BetMGM logo

Sheffield Wednesday have not covered the 4.5 corners line in five consecutive matches. The Wednesday Team Corners line looks to be too big given the stats and -127 is available to wager.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Wednesday Logo Wednesday
Total
9.60 4.00 5.60
Home
10.00 5.60 4.40
Away
11.60 4.40 7.20
Blackburn Logo Blackburn
Total
11.20 6.60 4.60
Home
11.30 6.60 4.70
Away
9.10 4.80 4.30
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Blackburn -130
Total Goals Under 2.5 -122
Shots On Target Bailey Cadamarteri Over 0.5 -135

Our same-game multi is packed with these picks: Blackburn Rovers to claim a victory, less than three goals and Bailey Cadamarteri (Wednesday) to finish with a minimum of one shot on target.

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Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Blackburn Win

Blackburn Rovers are regarded as having a 56% chance of winning this Championship clash in the eyes of the bookies. It means that their current betting odds are -128. If you’re searching for a different slant, Sheffield Wednesday are available at +350.

Backing Blackburn -0.75 at -102 on the Asian Handicap line means they need to win by two goals or more against Wednesday for a full payout. A one-goal success would see you get paid out on the -0.5 part and money back on the -1.0 part.

If you want to bet on the number of goals, you can get a similar price on Over or Under 2.5 Goals. There are always two Both Teams to Score choices, with Yes available at -123 and No at -112.

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Yuki Ohashi Favourite to Score the First Goal

Yuki Ohashi is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +370, while you can get similar odds if you want him to score the last goal.

Player Goals
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn)
First
+150
Anytime
+370
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Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn)
First
+180
Anytime
+450
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Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn)
First
+280
Anytime
+650
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Bailey Cadamarteri (Wednesday)
First
+290
Anytime
+750
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Player Shots On Target
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn)
Over 0.5
-278
Under 0.5
+150
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Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+110
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Bailey Cadamarteri (Wednesday)
Over 0.5
-130
Under 0.5
-133
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Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn)
Over 0.5
-111
Under 0.5
-159
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Wednesday Struggling to Land Victories on Home Soil

Sheffield Wednesday haven’t triumphed in ten straight games at Hillsborough. The Owls have collected seven defeats and three draws in the previous 10 home matches, scoring an average of 0.70 goals per game and conceding 2.20.

Blackburn have gone without an away win in the last three games. Valerien Ismael's side have racked up five wins, three defeats and two draws in the last 10 away matches, scoring an average of 1.10 goals per game and conceding 0.90.

Blackburn overcame Wednesday 1-0 when the sides last met at Hillsborough. Wednesday have three wins in the last 5 H2H meetings at Hillsborough, while Blackburn have secured two victories.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Sheffield Wednesday logo Sheffield Wednesday Home Stats 0-3-7 2.90 0.70 2.20 6 4 5 5
Blackburn logo Blackburn Away Stats 5-2-3 2.00 1.10 0.90 4 6 3 7
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Sheffield Wednesday logo Sheffield Wednesday League Stats
Blackburn logo Blackburn League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Lineups & Team News

Stay informed and review the Wednesday vs Blackburn team news before placing your bets. Get the predicted and confirmed Championship lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

Sheffield Wednesday Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Sheffield Wednesday Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

1 Pierce Charles
6 Dominic Iorfa 22 Gabriel Otegbayo 28 Cole McGhee
2 Liam Palmer 37 Jarvis Thornton 10 Barry Bannan 17 Charlie McNeill 12 Harry Amass
18 Bailey Cadamarteri 9 Jamal Lowe
1 Aynsley Pears
12 Lewis Miller 15 Sean McLoughlin 43 George Pratt 40 Matty Litherland
24 Moussa Baradji 6 Sondre Tronstad 19 Ryan Hedges 10 Todd Cantwell
18 Axel Henriksson 23 Yuki Ohashi

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes

  • 8Svante Ingelsson
  • 16Devlan Moses
  • 20Rio Shipston
  • 24Ethan Horvath
  • 27Reece Johnson
  • 31William Grainger
  • 32Joe Emery
  • 41Favour Onukwuli

Blackburn Substitutes

  • 3Harry Pickering
  • 4Yuri Ribeiro
  • 5T. Gardner-Hickman
  • 14Dion De Neve
  • 22Balazs Toth
  • 38Tom Atcheson
  • 47Aodhan Doherty
  • 52Nathan Dlamini
  • 54Brandon Powell

Previous Sheffield Wednesday Lineups

26 Dec Championship
Sheffield Wed 2-2 Hull
20 Dec Championship
Ipswich 3-1 Sheffield Wed
15 Dec Championship
Sheffield Wed 0-3 Derby
09 Dec Championship
Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wed
29 Nov Championship
Sheffield Wed 2-3 Preston
26 Nov Championship
Millwall 1-0 Sheffield Wed

Previous Blackburn Lineups

26 Dec Championship
Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn
20 Dec Championship
Blackburn 2-0 Millwall
13 Dec Championship
Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn
09 Dec Championship
Blackburn 1-1 Oxford
02 Dec Championship
Blackburn 1-1 Ipswich
29 Nov Championship
Wrexham 1-1 Blackburn

Injuries & Suspensions

Sheffield Wednesday Injury Table
Type Name Info
Pierce Charles Shoulder
Di'Shon Bernard Knee
Blackburn Injury Table
Type Name Info
Sidnei Tavares Knee
Team Squads

Sheffield Wednesday Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Henrik Pedersen

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Barry Bannan 10 D 22 1914 22 0 3 3 5 1
Svante Ingelsson 8 M 22 1846 22 0 1 0 1 0
Max Lowe 3 D 20 1729 20 0 0 1 2 0
Dominic Iorfa 6 D 21 1711 21 0 1 0 6 0
Yan Valery 7 D 19 1689 19 0 0 1 3 0

Blackburn Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Valerien Ismael

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Sean McLoughlin 15 D 20 1749 20 1 0 0 5 1
Yuki Ohashi 23 F 22 1715 20 2 6 1 3 0
Ryan Alebiosu 2 D 20 1687 20 0 1 2 2 0
Lewis Miller 12 M 21 1606 17 5 1 1 2 0
Ryan Hedges 19 M 20 1399 16 4 1 2 3 0
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Middlesbrough 31 18 7 6 49:30 61
2 Coventry 31 17 8 6 63:35 59
3 Ipswich 30 15 9 6 51:29 54
4 Hull 31 16 6 9 50:43 54
5 Millwall 31 15 8 8 39:36 53
6 Wrexham 31 12 11 8 44:39 47
7 Preston 31 12 11 8 38:34 47
8 Bristol City 31 13 7 11 43:38 46
9 Southampton 32 12 10 10 48:44 46
10 Birmingham 32 12 10 10 43:39 46
11 Derby 31 12 9 10 45:39 45
12 Watford 31 11 11 9 39:36 44
13 QPR 31 12 8 11 42:43 44
14 Stoke 31 12 7 12 34:28 43
15 Swansea 31 12 6 13 38:37 42
16 Norwich 32 11 6 15 42:42 39
17 Sheffield Utd 31 12 3 16 44:45 39
18 Charlton 30 9 9 12 29:38 36
19 West Brom 32 9 7 16 32:47 34
20 Portsmouth 29 8 9 12 27:38 33
21 Leicester 32 10 8 14 44:51 32
22 Blackburn 31 8 8 15 27:40 32
23 Oxford 32 6 10 16 28:44 28
24 Sheffield Wed 31 1 8 22 18:62 -7
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 15 11 3 1 31:11 36
2 Ipswich 16 10 5 1 30:12 35
3 Middlesbrough 15 10 3 2 25:11 33
4 Birmingham 16 8 7 1 30:15 31
5 Millwall 16 9 3 4 22:18 30
6 Watford 16 8 5 3 24:17 29
7 Swansea 16 8 4 4 24:18 28
8 Hull 16 8 3 5 23:23 27
9 QPR 15 8 2 5 28:21 26
10 Southampton 15 7 5 3 20:13 26
11 Preston 16 7 5 4 20:16 26
12 Bristol City 16 7 3 6 25:20 24
13 Wrexham 16 6 6 4 26:24 24
14 Sheffield Utd 15 7 2 6 25:17 23
15 West Brom 15 6 5 4 18:19 23
16 Portsmouth 15 6 4 5 18:15 22
17 Charlton 14 6 4 4 15:14 22
18 Leicester 16 6 4 6 23:23 22
19 Stoke 15 6 3 6 19:14 21
20 Derby 16 4 6 6 19:23 18
21 Norwich 15 5 1 9 16:20 16
22 Oxford 16 3 6 7 13:22 15
23 Blackburn 16 3 5 8 15:22 14
24 Sheffield Wed 16 0 4 12 7:33 4