Sheffield United will host Cheltenham Town at the Hillsborough Stadium in their League One Matchday 40 tie on Saturday evening with kickoff at 18:00.
Sheffield Wed have recorded mixed results recently and head into the match off back-to-back draws against Accrington 1-1 and Gillingham 0-0. They have now won one of their last four League One matches a run that has seen them displaced Oxford United and Sunderland from the playoff spot, although they have a game in hand on the two.
They currently sit seventh on 66 points from 38 matches a point behind the sixth-place Sunderland and three behind the fifth-placed Oxford. They will therefore be looking to bounce back to winning ways as they aim to break back into the playoff spots.
The south Yorkshire outfit will draw confidence from their fine home form, that has seen them record 12 victories, five draws and only two defeats from their 19 home matches this season.
Meanwhile Cheltenham Town have also been struggling for form recently, alternating defeats and victories and head into the match off a 2-0 defeat to Plymouth last Tuesday night. The defeat ended their back-to-back 3-1 victories over Morecambe and Wimbledon in League One.
They have won three and lost three of their last six league matches and they currently sit 12th in the league standings on 50 points from 39 matches, level on points with the 13th-placed Accrington Stanley.
They will therefore be looking to retain their top-half spot with a positive result on Saturday which will not be a walk in the park as they face a side with playoffs in mind.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cheltenham head to head
This will be the second meeting between the two sides in the recent times. They drew 2-2 in the first meeting which came earlier this season in the reverse fixture. Take a look at their previous results;
Home
- Gillingham 0-0 Sheffield Wed
- Sheffield Wed 1-1 Accrington
- Sheffield Wed 6-0 Cambridge
- Lincoln 3-1 Sheffield Wed
- Sheffield Wed 5-2 Burton
Away
- Plymouth 2-0 Cheltenham
- Cheltenham 3-1 Wimbledon
- Morecambe 1-3 Cheltenham
- MK Dons 3-1 Cheltenham
- Cheltenham 4-0 Doncaster
Sheffield Wed team news
Sheffield will be without Dennis Adeniran, Tyreece John-Jules, Liam Palmer and Lewis Gibson due to injuries, while Saido Berahino is unavailable due to international duties and Josh Windass and, Olamide Shodipo are doubts.
Cheltenham team news
Cheltenham will be without Dan Nlundulu, Kion Etete and Ben Williams due to injuries, while Aaron Ramsey is unavailable as he was called up for the England Under-19 squad, and Conor Thomas and Charlier Brown are doubts.
Prediction and odds
- Sheffield Wed win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
