Sheffield Wednesday vs Huddersfield Town Prediction & Betting Tips - Carabao Cup

Prediction published on 30/07/2021, 05:46  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 30/07/2021 at 05:48 in Carabao Cup Predictions

Huddersfield Town’s friendly match against Oldham Athletic has been called off and the team will be heading to Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday in their first round League Cup clash. The two sides agreed to face off in the cup game ahead of the new league season, and they settled for Sunday 1 August. Sheffield, relegated from the Championship last season, starts life in League One right after this game, and will want a strong start to their competitive season. They wrapped up preseason in strong fashion, with a win over Port Vale, recovering from straight losses to Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion. In their last five matches, they have three wins and two clean sheets, which they will be looking to build on. They however have no win in the last three home matches, and failed to score in two.

In the last six matches between these two sides, only two have ended in wins; Sheffield one and Huddersfield one. Four have ended in draws and each of the last nine has produced under 2.5 goals. Huddersfield are coming from two straight losses, the most recent a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Fleetwood Town. They also lost to Norwich City earlier and going into this game they’ve now lost half of their last 10 matches while winning just three. They also don’t have a very strong away run, with just three wins in the last 10 and with the rustiness coming right from preseason we don’t expect an explosive game.