Sheffield Utd vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

A derby of steel, this is. But steel, only one side possesses, hmm? While the hosts stand mid-table with hope of climbing, the visitors dwell in the deepest shadow. Ten consecutive defeats, Sheffield Wednesday have suffered. One solitary goal in ten matches, they have scored. Relegation, their inevitable destiny appears to be. Yet in the darkness of their form, value for the wise bettor, there often lies.

At home, dangerous Sheffield Utd remain. Three goals against Ipswich they scored - a side averaging 2.5 points per game, strong in the Force they are. Three goals against Oxford United, and three against Leicester too, the hosts have netted in recent home battles. Average 2.6 goals per game on their own patch, they do. But clean sheets, rare they are - only one in ten matches, and against Middlesbrough and Charlton, defeated at home they were. Unpredictable, this United side remains.

Yet hopeless, Sheffield Wednesday appear. In their last ten, zero points gathered. Away from home, five straight defeats without scoring a single goal - 4-0 to Swansea, 3-0 to QPR, 3-0 to Preston, 2-0 to Bristol City, 1-0 to Blackburn. Against the very weakest, unable to find the net they were. Only 5.4 shots per game they manage, with but 1.4 on target. Against the hosts' 14.1 shots, outgunned they shall be.

The head-to-head history, ominous for Wednesday it is. Four wins to one in the last eight meetings, United hold. The most recent encounter, 3-0 it finished. A repeat of such dominance, the data suggests is possible.

Bet on the obvious home win at 1.11, the wise do not. No value there, only certainty without reward. Look deeper, we must. The visitors' attack, broken it is. Score against anyone, they cannot. Both Teams to Score - No, at 1.53, the path to value this is. A clean sheet for the hosts, likely it appears.

Key Points:

• Sheffield Wednesday have lost 10 consecutive matches, scoring just 1 goal in that run

• The visitors have failed to score in their last 5 away games, conceding 13 goals

• Sheffield United average 2.6 goals per game at home but have kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 10 overall

• The last meeting between these sides ended 3-0 to Sheffield United

• Sheffield Wednesday register only 5.4 shots per game compared to United's 14.1

In the steel city, a one-sided affair this shall be. Trust in the visitors' inability to find the net, we must. Both Teams to Score - No, the selection is. Value, it holds. A shutout for the home side, I foresee.