After a disappointing midweek outing at Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday will be targeting a quick return to winning ways as they travel to Forest Green Rovers on Sunday. Rovers are rooted to the bottom of the standings and should be no match for the visitors, who are expected to comfortably claim the upper hand.
Forest Green Rovers remain rooted to the bottom of the table and are looking doomed to take the plunge into League Two. They are winless in their last 17 matches across all competitions, suffering 14 defeats in that run which stretches back to December.
The Green head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a 2-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle in their previous League 1 fixture. Once again, they were no match for the superior quality of the leaders and could only muster a single attempt on target throughout the contest.
Things are looking so bleak for Forest Green Rovers at the moment that they have had very little to cheer about even at home. Duncan Ferguson’s men are winless in their last eight matches at the New Lawn, suffering seven defeats in that run.
Sheffield Wednesday are coming off a 4-2 defeat at Barnsley in their previous League One fixture. After falling two goals down early in the encounter, Lee Gregory’s second half brace drew them level but they went on to concede two late goals.
While it was a disappointing defeat for Sheffield Wednesday, it had little effect on their League one standings as they remain second, two points behind Plymouth Argyle. Having claimed five wins in the previous six outings, Darren Moore’s men will be confident of making a swift return to winning ways.
Sheffield Wednesday have also impressed on their recent travels with just one defeat in their last 10 away matches in League One. They travel to the New Lawn with four wins in their last six league fixtures on the road, keeping three clean sheets in that run.
How the bookies view it
Sheffield Wednesday have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 1/2 by William Hill to claim the win. Forest Green Rovers are considered outsiders at home at 7/1 with Unibet while BoyleSports is offering odds of 16/5 for a draw.
Head to head
There had been only one previous meeting between Forest Green Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday with the Owls claiming a 5-0 win in the reverse fixture back in August.
Players to watch
Lee Gregory continues to show his quality for Sheffield Wednesday with his brace at Barnsley taking his tally to eight League One goals this season. The forward was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 7/5 by bet365 to find the net once again.
Having kept three clean sheets in their last six away matches, Sheffield Wednesday will be targeting a similar outcome on Sunday. The duo of Dominic Iorfa and Aden Flint at the back can lead the team to a clean sheet at 10/11 with bet365.
Anything catch the eye?
It was a dominant one-sided victory for Sheffield Wednesday in the reverse fixture and they will be targeting a similar outcome on Sunday. A -1 handicap can be considered at 6/4 with Paddy Power, who are also offering odds of 3/1 on the visitors to win both halves.
Having earned a win to nil in the reverse fixture, a similar outcome could also be on the cards on Sunday at 13/10 with BetVictor.
This English League One match between Forest Green Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday will be played on Mar 26, 2023 and kick off at 13:00. Check below for our tipsters best Forest Green Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
