Sheff Wed vs Swansea prediction, odds & betting tips 29/03/2024

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Sheff Wed - Swansea

England Championship - Hillsborough Stadium

It was a routine victory for Swansea in the reverse fixture, but that was when Sheffield Wednesday were in dire straights and looking destined for the drop. However, under Danny Rohl, the Owls are a serious side with a big chance of maintaining their Championship status for another season.

Sheff Wed vs Swansea prediction: Very little to separate these two sides

Key stats

• Ike Ugbo has seven goal involvements in his last eight games
• Sheffield Wednesday have lost back-to-back games for the first time since January
• Swansea have lost just one of their last five matches

Pre-game odds and win probability: Sheff Wed very slight favourites

Home: 29/20 (2.45) – 40.8%

Draw: 23/10 ( 3.3) – 30.3%

Away: 9/5 (2.8) – 35.7%

This is certainly one of the tougher games to call this Good Friday in the Championship, so why not avoid the outright betting market and instead, check out the more enticing free betting tips we have to offer?

Ike Ugbo has been one of the most in-form players under Rohl since he joined in January, so we'd suggest punting on him this weekend. We've priced out some first goalscorers in the Premier League – on our betting insights page – this weekend, and if we did the same in the Championship, Ugbo would certainly be there.

Last five H2Hs: Swansea are almost perfect

Despite being in a much better place right now under Rohl, Wednesday will still be wary of facing Swansea on Friday. This is because they've failed to win any of the last five meetings drawing just two of them.

England Championship 23/09/23

Swansea

3

Sheff Wed

0

England Championship 13/04/21

Sheff Wed

0

Swansea

2

England Championship 25/11/20

Swansea

1

Sheff Wed

1

England Championship 05/07/20

Swansea

2

Sheff Wed

1

England Championship 09/11/19

Sheff Wed

2

Swansea

2

Sheff Wed preview: Owls to get back to winning ways

Before facing two of the Championship's top three in Leeds United and Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday had won four in a row and kept three clean sheets in the process, so when it comes to playing teams around them, they're impressive.

Predicted lineup: Beadle (GK) – Johnson, Bernard, Iorfa, Famewo, Valentin – Palmer, Bannan – Gassama, Wilks – Ugbo

England Championship 12/04/25

L

Oxford Utd

1

Sheff Wed

0

England Championship 08/04/25

D

Blackburn

2

Sheff Wed

2

England Championship 05/04/25

L

Hull

1

Sheff Wed

0

England Championship 29/03/25

D

Cardiff

1

Sheff Wed

1

England Championship 16/03/25

L

Sheff Utd

1

Sheff Wed

0

Swansea preview: Looking to avenge away record demons

Swansea went into the international break the best way possible, beating their local rivals Cardiff City in front of a jam-packed stadium. Attention now turns to an away clash against Wednesday, with Swansea winless in their last two matches on the road.

Predicted lineup: Rushworth (GK) – Tymon, Darling, Wood, Naughton – Allen, Grimes – Placheta, Paterson, Ronald – Cullen

England Championship 12/04/25

W

Sunderland

0

Swansea

1

England Championship 09/04/25

W

Plymouth

0

Swansea

3

England Championship 05/04/25

W

Derby

0

Swansea

1

England Championship 29/03/25

D

Leeds

2

Swansea

2

England Championship 15/03/25

L

Burnley

2

Swansea

0

Player to watch – Ike Ugbo

Ugbo spent the first half of the season on loan at Cardiff City where he only managed to score four goals in 20 appearances in the Championship, but he's already bettered that total since joining Wednesday in January.

Home comforts to benefit Ugbo

The ex-Chelsea striker is certainly thriving at Hillsborough under Rohl with four goals in five league starts, so backing him to bag once again – or even get his third home brace – would be a very astute thing to do on Friday.