Sheffield Wednesday vs Accrington Stanley Match Analysis and Prediction

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Playoff-hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to quickly bounce back from their weekend defeat to Rotherham United when they welcome Accrington Stanley to Hillsborough for a crucial League one fixture on Wednesday Night with kickoff at 22:45.

Sheffield Wednesday would have fancied a to pick up at least a draw against the league leaders Rotherham United in their previous Championship match on following their best form this season. However, the leaders were having none of that as they ended the Owls’ four-match winning streak with a heartbreaking 2-0 victory.

The defeat denied Darren Moore’s side a chance to break into the top-six and was left sitting in the eighth with just a point outside the playoff spots. Although Wednesday still possess a game in hand on some teams above them Moore will recognize the importance of getting his side back on track,

A Victory on Wednesday night could potentially leave the Owls in the fifth-spot and for this reason the hosts are likely to go all guns blazing.

Meanwhile Accrington will delightful with their back-to-back victories against Oxford and Crewe in the division as the results have seen increase their gap between them and the relation to 13 points while moving them to within 10 points off the playoff spots.

This has come at the right time for Accrington who mounted up to six winless matches in January and the side definitely is in a good mood which could be a problem for their rivals. They currently sit in 12^th on 43 points and will be looking to extend their winning streak as they aim at climbing further close to the playoff berth.