Sheffield Wednesday v Sheff Utd

Sheffield Wednesday vs Sheffield United Preview

Sunday lunchtime also brings us this upcoming Steel Derby between the hosts and 11th placed Sheffield Wednesday and their local rivals and second placed Sheffield United when the two sides prepare to do battle once again at Hillsborough with a valuable three points at stake for both teams.

Sheffield Wednesday will be going in search of a third league win on the trot in the Championship having recently posted back-to-back wins on their travels in the English second tier at Plymouth Argyle and Norwich City in 3-0 and 3-2 wins respectively, and with home advantage behind them for this local derby, The Owls will be quietly confident about their chances on Sunday.

Sheffield United extended their recent unbeaten run in the Championship to three games overall with a 1-1 draw at home against Bristol City in midweek which followed previous wins collected against QPR and Preston NE which have helped The Blades into the second of the automatic promotion spots in the table.

Prior to their recent back-to-back wins, Sheffield Wednesday had slipped to three defeats on the trot as the hosts had been handed inconvenient defeats at the hands of Coventry City, Burnley and Sunderland, while results overall have lacked consistency, thus preventing The Owls from making inroads into the play-off pack.

Sheffield Wednesday's last 10 matches overall in the Championship have seen The Owls pick up four wins, two draws but have also slipped to four defeats as well; the hosts have also failed to win any of their last five home games at Hillsborough.

Sheffield United have produced a much more consistent and stable sequence of results in recent weeks in the Championship as The Blades have suffered just the one loss in their last eight matches overall in the second tier whilst collecting no fewer than six wins in the process.

Three of Sheffield United's six aforementioned wins have been achieved away from home with victories gained at Derby County, Luton Town and QPR respectively and the bigger picture shows Chris Wilder's side have slipped to just two losses within their previous 12 games overall.

Consistent results on the road have also contributed to Sheffield United's lofty position of second place in the Championship standings as well, as The Blades have lost just once in their last 12 outings on their travels along with picking up nine wins in the process.

Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United Verdict

Sheffield United are unbeaten in each of the last five meetings against their local rivals Sheffield Wednesday having picked up two wins and being involved in three draws.

United's recent winning momentum not only overall but more importantly, away from home, should stand Chris Wilder's side in good stead at Hillsborough on Sunday lunchtime.

Therefore, our main bet will be Sheffield United win @ 2.80

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Correct Score: Sheffield Utd 1-0 @ 8.50