Sheffield Wednesday continued their march towards a potential play-off spot in the Championship last weekend when they secured all three points in a rousing 4-0 win away from home at Nottingham Forest.
This impressive win extended Garry Monk’s Owls unbeaten run in the second tier to 5 matches which in turn has lifted Sheffield Wednesday up into 5th place and another three points in this Sunday’s clash against Bristol City could see The Owls move as high as 3rd place.
Recent wins against Charlton Athletic, Brentford and the aforementioned Nottingham Forest have helped lift Wednesday from the fringes of the play-off pack to serious contenders for a top six finish in the Championship.
Form at home has also been solid as Sheffield Wednesday have suffered just 1 defeat out of their 10 matches played to date at Hillsborough, but they’re set to face a tough test against fellow play-off hopefuls, Bristol City, who have lost just twice on the road all season.
Therefore the goals markets may be best here with 5 of Wednesday’s 10 home matches seeing both teams scoring.
Bristol City sit on the fringes of the play-off pack but The Robins are level on points with 6th placed Fulham and just 1 point adrift of Sunday’s hosts, Sheffield Wednesday, ahead of this attractive Sunday fixture in the Championship.
Recent results have been a hit-and-miss though for the travelling outfit from the west country as Lee Johnson’s side have registered wins against Huddersfield Town and Fulham (the latter being an impressive 2-1 win at Craven Cottage), but The Robins have also succumbed to defeats against West Brom, Millwall and Blackburn Rovers.
Nevertheless, Bristol City have actually performed better away from home than at Ashton Gate so far this season, collecting 5 wins on the road to date and losing just twice on their travels as well.
The visitors will also be facing a tough test in the shape of a solid Sheffield Wednesday outfit, particularly at Hillsborough, so the goals markets also look attractive when looking at Bristol City’s results on the road this term.
With Bristol City’s tendencies to both score and concede on the road we shouldn’t be surprised that 9 of their 11 away matches have also seen both teams score, and therefore this fixture should see both teams hit the back of the net here.