Blackpool welcome Championship side Sheffield Wednesday to Bloomfield Road for a EFL Cup third round clash. The League One side have shown some good form lately, beating a Championship club last time out and will be confident of getting past Sheffield, who have been out of sorts lately.
Blackpool have come through the first two rounds of the League Cup this season, doing some giant killing along the way. They claimed a 2-1 victory at Championship side Blackburn Rovers in the previous round to book a place in Tuesday’s clash.
Things have been pretty smooth for Blackpool in recent weeks as they have claimed three wins from their last four matches. However, the problem for Steve Bruce’ men is that they are often unconvincing at the back and are without a clean sheet in the last five matches.
Sheffield Wednesday have also come through the two previous rounds in the League Cup and will be keen to continue their progress. Danny Rohl’s men reached the third round after claiming a 5-1 victory over League Two side Grimsby Town.
Unlike Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday have found things difficult lately with the win over Grimsby Town their only victory in the last five matches. They have suffered three defeats in that run, including a 3-0 hammering at Millwall in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it: Wednesday fancied
Sheffield Wednesday have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 13/10 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Blackpool is valued at 15/8 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 23/10 for a draw.
Head to head: Owls on top
Sheffield Wednesday have a 32-14 advantage with seven draws from 53 previous matches against Blackpool. The last meeting between both teams was a Championship clash back in 2015, which ended 1-0 in favour of the Owls.
Players to watch: Blackpool’s attack to shine
Goals have not been a problem for Blackpool this season with Christopher Hamilton, Jake Beesley and Dominic Ballard looking sharp. All three men can combine to produce over 1.5 goals for the hosts at 6/4 with Betfred.
Sheffield Wednesday showed in the previous round that they can find their way to goal with the likes of Ike Ugbo and Olaf Kobacki the ones to watch. Both men can produce over 0.5 goals for the Owls at 2/9 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Beesley made a late cameo for Blackpool last weekend and could be included from the start on Tuesday. Sonny Carey could also be pushing for a start after sitting out the win on Saturday while Hamilton should retain his place in the team.
Forward Jamal Lowe missed Blackpool’s Championship fixture last Saturday and is doubtful for Tuesday’s clash. Ugbo should continue in attack with Kobacki providing support.
Blackpool: Tyler, Husband, Casey, Offiah, Lawrence-Gabriel, Evans, Carey, Apter, Ballard, Hamilton, Beesley
Sheffield Wednesday: Beadle, Bernard, Ihiekwe, Palmer, Johnson, Bannan, Charles, Valery, Kobacki, Windows, Ugbo
Anything else catch the eye?
Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday have not shown much defensive solidity lately and both teams could be backed to score at 8/13 with Betfred. There were over 3.5 goals in Sheffield’s previous League Cup fixture and a repeat is priced at 2/1 with Betfred, who is also offering 4/5 for over 2.5 goals.
There have been more goals after the break in Sheffield Wednesday’s last three matches and a similar pattern is priced at 21/20 by Betfred.
This EFL Cup match between Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday will be played on Sep 17, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Blackpool vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
