Notts County vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction & Betting Tips

League One form this season

Wednesday's overall sample mixes League One, cup ties and last season's Championship, so it's worth narrowing things to their league form specifically. In those games they've won three, drawn two and lost just once, with a 7-2 win over Bromley among the highlights. They're unbeaten in five league matches since that one defeat to Bradford back in August.

Notts County: 20 completed matches; Sheffield Wednesday: 20 completed matches.

Notts County

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

21

Difference

+2

Sheffield Wednesday

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

25

Difference

-2

Notts's league record tells a different story. One win, four draws and two defeats from seven games, with only seven goals scored all season. They've lost their last two, at home to Bradford and away at Reading, without finding the net in either.

Wednesday's underlying league form looks steadier than the two recent draws might suggest.

Comparative Team Statistics: Notts County vs Sheffield Wednesday

A history that doesn't say much

These two have only met a handful of times in the record we have, all between 2011 and 2014 across League One and the League Cup. Wednesday won two of those three. It's old enough that both squads have been rebuilt several times over, so it doesn't really tell us anything useful about this version of the fixture.

Where they sit in the table

The gap in the table is stark. Sheffield Wednesday are second with 14 points from seven games, while Notts County sit 20th with just seven points from the same number of matches. Wednesday have also scored more than double what they've conceded, 13 for and 6 against, whereas Notts have already let in nine.

That kind of gap usually shows up in performances, though League One tables can shift quickly this early.

Who's doing the damage

Wednesday's goals have come from more than one source. J. Lowe has four in seven appearances and L. Barry has three in just four, so there are multiple routes to goal. Notts's main threat, O. Cooper, has three in seven, with N. Tsaroulla chipping in two assists, but their scoring options look thinner overall.

Notts County:

Best assist providers:

N. Tsaroulla - 2

Sheffield Wednesday:

Best scorers:

J. Lowe - 4

L. Barry - 3

Best assist providers:

K. Morrison - 2

Penalty cards:

C. Slattery x 3

Worth flagging too that C. Slattery has already picked up three yellow cards in seven games for Wednesday, so discipline could matter if this one gets feisty.

How this could play out

Notts have won only one of their three home league games so far, drawing with Leicester and losing to Bradford, so home advantage isn't guaranteed to count for much. Wednesday, meanwhile, have conceded just six goals in seven league games, suggesting they don't offer up many chances even when they're not scoring freely themselves.

If that defensive record holds and Notts keep misfiring, a tight, low-scoring game looks realistic. But Wednesday's 7-2 win over Bromley is a reminder they can turn things into a goal rush when a game opens up.