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Blackpool will host Sheffield Wednesday at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday in another round of the 2024-25 EFL Cup campaign. The home side are enjoying a good run of form at the moment and will be looking to extend their cup run when they play this week.
They faced Burton Albion in the opening round of the tournament, picking up a comfortable 4-0 victory over their 10-man opponents featuring goals from three different players including Matthew Pennington, who netted a brace. They then locked horns with Blackburn Rovers in the second round of the cup and won 2-1 with Jake Beesley and Hayden Coulson netting a quickfire second-half double to overturn an early deficit.
Sheffield Wednesday, meanwhile, beat Hull City 2-1 in their cup opener last month, with former Manchester United youngster Charlie McNeil scoring an early brace to secure the win for the Owls. They were then drawn against Grimsby in the second round, picking up a dominant 5-1 comeback victory over the League Two outfit.
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The visitors have struggled for results in their league assignments this season and will hope they can find better luck in the domestic cup this week.
Blackpool vs Sheffield Wednesday Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 85 meetings between Blackpool and Wednesday. The hosts have won 27 of those games while the visitors have won 43 times. There have been 15 draws between the two teams.
- The two teams last faced off in a Championship clash back in March 2015 which the Owls won 1-0.
- The visitors have won their last three games in this fixture after going winless in their previous five.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last six games across all competitions.
Blackpool vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction
Blackpool are on a run of back-to-back victories and are undefeated in their last five games across all competitions. They have lost just one competitive home game since March and will be hopeful of a positive result this week.
Wednesday are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just one of their last five matches. They have, however, performed well in this fixture of late and should come out on top on Tuesday.
Prediction: Blackpool 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Blackpool vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Sheffield Wednesday to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Each of the last six matches between the two teams have all produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last 10 matchups)
