Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

Only six points separate the two sides on the points table.

Sheffield Wednesday will lock horns with Derby County on Matchday 25 of the EFL Championship. The clash will take place at Hillsborough and will be unmissable for the fans and neutrals alike. Sheffield Wednesday are currently placed 11th in the league with 33 points from 24 matches. They have nine wins, six draws, and nine losses to their name.

Derby County on the other hand find themselves 16th in the competition. They are six points behind their opponents with 27 points from 24 matches. The Rams have amassed 11 losses in the competition already and need to stitch some wins together to get their campaign back on track.

KickOff:

Wednesday, January 1, 2024 at 8:30 PM IST

Venue: Hillsborough

Form:

Sheffield Wednesday(in all competitions): L-D-W-W-L

Derby County(in all competitions): L-W-L-W-D

Players to watch out for:

Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday)

The Englishman is Sheffield Wednesday’s top goalscorer in the 2024/25 EFL Championship season with nine goals in 22 appearances. He has scored a goal in all of his last four matches. Fans will be hoping that he can continue his great goal-scoring run against Derby County as well.

Jerry Yates (Derby County)

The Englishman scored the opening goal for Derby County against West Brom in a 2-1 win. He is also the club’s top goalscorer this season with five goals. As Derby are coming into this game as an away side, they need to make the most of their chances. Jerry Yates will be given the responsibility to provide the clinical edge to the team.

Outstanding support, last night and throughout 2024, at home and on the road. 👏Thank you, Rams. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/PU7ew1OrN3

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) December 30, 2024

Match Facts:

• The last game between these two teams ended in a 2-1 win for Sheffield Wednesday.
• Sheffield Wednesday lost 3-1 against Preston in their last game.
• Derby County lost 1-0 against Leeds United in their last game.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: The hosts to win – 2.11 by Dafabet
• Tip 2: Both teams to score – No – 1.88 by 1XBET
• Tip 3: Expected Goals – Over 1.75 – 1.29 by Stake

Injury and Team news:

Akin Famewo is the only absentee for Sheffield Wednesday due to a muscle injury.

The Rams on the other hand will have David Ozoh, Ryan Nyambe, and Eiran Cashin on the injured list and unavailable for the clash.

Back-to-back home games coming up to begin the New Year!📆 Derby (H), Wed 1 Jan 2025, 3pm📆 Millwall (H), Sat 4 Jan 2025, 3pm#swfc

— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) December 30, 2024

Head to Head:

Total matches: 39

Sheffield Wednesday won: 7

Derby County won: 17

Draws: 15

Predicted Lineup:

Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-3)

Beadle(GK); Valery, Lorfa, Lowe; Valentín, Charles, Chalobah, Johnson; Windass, Bannan; Smith

Derby County (4-2-3-1)

Zetterström(GK); Elder, Phillips, Nelson, Wilson; Adams, Goudmijn; Jackson, Harness, Mendez-Laing; Yates

Match Prediction:

Sheffield Wednesday are coming into this game as favourites. They have the home advantage and are in better form right now. The visitors can pose a threat to them. However, our Match Prediction for this one is –

Prediction: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Derby County

Telecast details

India – FanCode

UK – Sky Sports Football

US – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Nigeria – No Telecast

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