Match Preview

Today’s Swansea City vs Sheffield Wednesday preview evaluates an FA Cup 5^th Round replay between teams currently plying their trade in England’s top two divisions. The teams drew 0-0 in the first match at Hillsborough in a contest that gave supporters little to shout about. Next week’s replay will go all the way to penalties if they can’t find a winner in normal or extra time.

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Home team manager Carlos Carvalhal will have mixed feelings ahead of today’s Swansea City vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tips. The Portuguese manager used to manage the Owls before taking over at Swansea City and the fifty-two-year-old will be keen to get one over on his former club. The Swans have been flying of late, going ten matches unbeaten in league and cup.

Sheffield Wednesday’s fortunes have been mixed over the past couple of months. The Owls have only won one of their last six matches in all competitions, though their weekend defeat away to Millwall at the New Den was just their second loss in eleven. Jos Luhukay watched his players battle to draws in six of those fixtures, however. Read our English football tips for today further down the page.

Swansea City vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction and Betting Advice

The home team featured in today’s Swansea City vs Sheffield Wednesday bets will have prioritised Premier League survival over everything else this season. Their FA Cup replay against the Owls is sandwiched in between two crucial EPL fixtures against Brighton and West Ham, so it will be interesting to see if Carvalhal will choose to rest players for the cup tie.

Even so, the Swans squad is full to the brim with confidence at present having gone ten matches unbeaten. The Welshmen have been particularly strong at the Liberty Stadium and have already taken the scalps of Liverpool and Arsenal there in 2018. They are currently on a five-match winning streak in front of their own fans.

The Owls have had their wings clipped on the road more often than not since Christmas. Jos Luhukay’s men were unable to win any of their most recent six away fixtures and have won just one in ten on the road at all. The Cup can throw up a surprise or two, but on this occasion, the Premier League side look far too strong. The best FA Cup football odds for our opening prediction can be found at Sportingbet. Don’t miss out on their fantastic prices and offers.

A winner takes all Cup replay usually gives the teams involved much more licence to go out and attack. A draw is no good to either of the sides involved in this Swansea City vs Sheffield Wednesday predictions, meaning both sets of players will be committed to finding the winner right from the first whistle.

As we discussed earlier, the Swans have been in the electric form of late, though they have been less than secure at the back, keeping only three clean sheets in their last nine attempts. As strong as they have been at the Liberty Stadium, two defensive blanks in eight matches there suggests that teams can get at them.

The Owls have been troubled by inconsistency lately, though they have only failed to score in two of their last seven outings. There is enough of a goal threat there to hint that they can find a way past Lukas Fabianski between the sticks next week. Betfair have some really interesting odds for both teams to score in Wales and we recommend you check them out.