Sheffield Wednesday have lost all 6 matches they’ve played against the top 4 (Leeds, Sheffield United, Burnley and Sunderland) this season, as well as being 20th in the 5-game form table with 4 points won from their last possible 15.

Sunderland have lost their last 2 matches and have slipped 8 points behind Sheffield United in the automatic promotion picture. They can’t be relied upon for an away victory but they are 4th in the away league table, whereas Sheffield Wednesday are 21st in the home league table – they should at the very least avoid defeat here.

Not only have Sheffield Wednesday lost all 6 matches played v the top 4, they haven’t managed to score a goal in matches played against them.

Sunderland are 1 of just 5 Championship teams that on average concede less than a goal per game. Both Wednesday and Sunderland are best in counter-attacking scenarios and head coaches Danny Rohl and Regis Le Bris are highly regarded tacticians which could lead to a low scoring encounter.

Wilson Isidor has a 2.19 shots per game average in the Championship this season and is operating with a 48% shot-on-target ratio. Isidor has taken a shot on goal in all but 3 Championship matches this season.

Saturday’s match v Hull was the first time in Sunderland’s last 12 matches where Isidor hasn’t had at least 1 shot on target, back him to get back back to normal here.

Dennis Cirkin averages 1.32 fouls per game in the Championship this season. His foul numbers read: 0-0-1-2-1-2-1-2-0-2-2-1-3-3-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-1-1-3-2-2-1-3-0.

He has had multiple foul games on 13 occasions this season, including in 4 of his last 6 matches.

Cirkin could be pitted up against Wednesday speedster Djeidi Gassama and with Wednesday dangerous in transitions, fouls feel likely.

Sheffield Wednesday could be at their most threatening in transition here and that make Gassama of interest. Since the start of 2025, Gassama’s shot numbers read: 4-2-1-4-3-4-4-0. He has a season average of 2.02 shots per game and a 37% on target ratio.

Gassama had Sheffield Wednesday’s only shot on target from open play when the 2 teams met in the reverse fixture earlier in the season and looks great value for an on target effort here.

Isidor has taken more than 1 shot at goal in 21 of his 31 Championship appearances this season.

He is a guaranteed starter and is rarely substituted before the 80th minute, meaning that his threat carries throughout the duration of the game. Isidor’s goals this have a 4-8 split between the first and second half.

Sheffield Wednesday average 6.79 corners per game in Championship matches this season. They have forced 4 corners or more in all but 1 of 17 matches played since the start of December.

On average, Sunderland concede 4.62 corners per game in the Championship this season.

Sunderland average 5.29 corners per game in the Championship this season. They have forced 4 corners or more in all but 1 of 16 matches played since the start of December.

On average, Sheffield Wednesday concede 4.91 corners per game in the Championship this season.