Eng. Championship
2013-01-12 - Hull City vs Sheffield Wednesday
A Sports Betting Pick by Addicted
Football : England : Championship
Saturday, January 12th, 2013, 5:20PM GMT
PREVIEW
The late kickoff in the Championship sees 2nd place Hull City looking to keep pace with Cardiff City, and in order to do that they must pick up maximum points from this very winnable home game against Sheffield Wednesday, who sit 22nd!
The recent games between these 2 have been close encounters, with Hull winning 5 of the last 6 matches. Hull City come into this one desperate to win, as they have drawn their last 2 matches, 0-0 at Blackpool and 1-1 against Leyton Orient. That goal conceded against Orient was the 1st after going 3 games with clean sheets, so I think they match up well against a Sheffield Wednesday attack that has scored just 28 goals this season, just about 1 per game.
Sheffield Wednesday may have kept clean sheets in 4 of their last 5 league matches, but they are without a win in their last 3, where they have failed to even score a goal themselves. 0-0 draws with Huddersfield and the MK Dons sandwich a 1-0 loss at home against Burnley. Very poor going forward and it does give Hull City a very good chance at another clean sheet here.
Hull City are likely to start fast as they tend to win games where they get ahead. Indeed, in the 12 league games they have scored first, they have won every time. What is a concern for me though is the lack of a lot of goals, as though Hull City are 2nd, their tally on 37 goals is only 9 better than the 28 scored by Wednesday. Obviously it is the defence that is the reason for Hull City's position.
BETTING VERDICT
I'm going to take a chance here on the AH with a bet that has a great chance at being a "push" because so many games have been won by just the 1 goal margin. I'll take my chances and hope for an extra goal that will see Hull win more comfortably.
The Pick :
Hull City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Take Hull City -1AH @ 2.18 (Pinnacle)
