Derby vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction & Betting Tips | 01/12/2024 | Football
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Derby vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction & Betting Tips | 01/12/2024 | Football

Posted on by Matthew Reynolds

Our prediction for this Championship match:

Derby

Derby

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday

Sunday’s football game between Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday will bring down the curtain on the Championship round 18. The Rams aim to make amends for a 2-1 loss to Swansea City and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Owls. Important midfielder Craig Forsyth returns to the starting XI, while the likes of Chirewa, Elder, Nyambe, Ozoh, and Jake Rooney continue to miss out through injuries.

Sheffield Wednesday, on the other hand, did well to beat Hull City on the road in midweek, with the team climbing to 13th place in the standings. As Sheffield Wednesday defeated Derby in their last meeting in a competitive match, we are tempted to put our money on the Hillsborough outfit. Bear in mind, though, that Jamaica defender Di’Shon Bernard serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards. Ike Ugbo is widely expected to lead the line for the visiting side.

This match will be played on 01/12/2024
at 16:00

Prediction:
0-1

Highlighted Player (Josh Windass):

Josh Windass

Born in Hull, England on January 9, 1994, John Windass is a professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic. Windass is a product of Huddersfield Town youth academy, but he did not play for the Terriers at senior level.

The 175-cm-tall midfielder began his senior career at Accrington Stanley and after scoring 22 goals in 77 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Glasgow Rangers in the summer of 2016. Two years later Josh Windass joined Wigan Athletic and he has been playing for the DW Stadium outfit ever since. He scored his first Championship goal on September 18, 2018 in a 2-1 win over Hull City.

His main position is attacking midfield, but he is used as both central midfielder and second striker as well. It has to be noted that Josh is the son of former footballer Dean Windass, who played for the likes of Hull City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Bradford City during his professional career.

Highlighted Team (Derby):

Derby

Derby County is one of the 12 founder members of the Football League. However, nowadays the Rams compete in the Championship and they play their home matches at Pride Park Stadium. Derby County have won the two trophies in the English top flight (1971/1972, 1974/1975), with the team lifting the FA Cup trophy just after the World War II (1946).

Derby’s main rivals are Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Leeds United, but the rivalry between Forest and Derby is regarded as the biggest one.

The two teams take on each other in the East Midlands derby. The colour of Derby’s shirts is white, whilst their shorts are black. It has to be noted that the club was founded in 1884 by William Morley. The Rams competed in the European competitions four times, but they did not record a notable result in the European Cups. The club’s chairman is Mel Morris.