Salford City vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction, H2H & Stats

England: EFL Trophy · Group North - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

WLLDD

34' B. Woodburn

45+2' Matt·Butcher

55' D. Keillor-Dunn

57' Jaden Heskey

69' Zachariah Olumide Awe

73' Ryan Graydon

75' Ben Woodburn

77' J. Lowe (Penalty)

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Peninsula Stadium, Salford

A. Jackson

Top scorers

EFL Trophy

M. Mothersille

Wycombe 5goals 0assists 4apps

C. Mills

Leeds United U21 4goals 1assists 2apps

E. Tezgel

Wycombe 4goals 0assists 4apps

W. Swan

Bradford 4goals 0assists 3apps

S. Duke-McKenna

Crawley Town 4goals 0assists 1apps

N. Powell

Bradford 4goals 0assists 2apps

Wanya Marçal

Stevenage 3goals 1assists 3apps

M. Asamoah

Port Vale 3goals 0assists 3apps

A. Bristrić

Leicester 3goals 0assists 3apps

Harry Ashfield

Peterborough 3goals 0assists 2apps

Recent form

8 W 1 D 1 L in the last 10

31 Oct 2026League Two Salford City

2 - 1

Exeter City W

26 Oct 2026League Two Walsall

2 - 4

Salford City W

20 Oct 2026League Two Bristol Rovers

1 - 2

Salford City W

17 Oct 2026League Two Salford City

2 - 1

Crawley Town W

10 Oct 2026League Two Cheltenham

0 - 2

Salford City W

06 Oct 2026EFL Trophy Accrington ST

1 - 1

Salford City D

03 Oct 2026League Two Salford City

1 - 0

Fleetwood Town W

26 Sep 2026League Two Oldham

1 - 4

Salford City W

22 Sep 2026EFL Trophy Salford City

1 - 2

Sheffield Wednesday L

19 Sep 2026League Two Salford City

1 - 0

Swindon Town W

3 W 5 D 2 L in the last 10

01 Nov 2026League One Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 1

Blackpool D

27 Oct 2026League One Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 1

Cambridge United D

24 Oct 2026League One Doncaster

2 - 0

Sheffield Wednesday L

20 Oct 2026League One Notts County

2 - 0

Sheffield Wednesday L

17 Oct 2026League One Sheffield Wednesday

5 - 0

AFC Wimbledon W

10 Oct 2026League One Huddersfield

2 - 2

Sheffield Wednesday D

06 Oct 2026EFL Trophy Sheffield Wednesday

2 - 0

Sunderland U21 W

22 Sep 2026EFL Trophy Salford City

1 - 2

Sheffield Wednesday W

19 Sep 2026League One Sheffield Wednesday

0 - 0

Stockport County D

12 Sep 2026League One Sheffield Wednesday

0 - 0

Wigan D

Who wins? Three ways to read it

1 · X · 2

Goal model

44% 27% 30%

Form & stats

33% 33% 33%

Bookmaker odds

36% 25% 38%

Salford City Draw Sheffield Wednesday

Value spotted: Salford City win at 2.48 (model 44% vs market 36%)

Most likely scores

1-1 12.6%

1-0 11.5%

0-1 9%

2-1 8.8%

0-0 8.2%

2-0 8%

Expected goals: 1.4 Salford City · 1.1 Sheffield Wednesday

Goal lines

Over 1.5 goals71%

Over 2.5 goals46%

Over 3.5 goals24%

Both teams score50%

Team comparison

Form

Attack

Defence

Goal model

Head to head

Goals

Overall

Salford City vs Sheffield Wednesday: preview and prediction

Salford City host Sheffield Wednesday in the England EFL Trophy (Group North - 1) on Tuesday, 22nd September 2026 at 19:00 at Peninsula Stadium, Salford.

Salford City are flying, with 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 games (W-W-W-W-W). Sheffield Wednesday have been inconsistent, with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 games (W-L-L-D-D).

Our goal model expects about 1.4 goals for Salford City and 1.1 for Sheffield Wednesday. It gives Salford City the edge (44% home win, 27% draw, 30% away win), 46% for over 2.5 goals and 50% for both teams to score. The most likely score is 1-1.

Our pick was Over 1.5. We also like Under 3.5.

Published by

Udeme Henry

Football Analyst & Predictor · Rarabet