Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds United Prediction: Leeds have drawn both games

Sheffield Wednesday will welcome Leeds United at Hillsborough Stadium in Game Week 3 of the English Championship. Leeds have drawn both games so far and need a win to get their season up and running. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

Sheffield Wednesday need to get back to Hillsborough on Friday after a sour defeat last weekend. A promising Championship opening could not escape thrashing at Sunderland. Having narrowly survived relegation in their last campaign, there was freshness around the camp as they kicked off their first full season under manager Danny Rohl. They won convincingly 4-0 against Plymouth Argyle on the first day of the campaign, with goals from Jamal Lowe, Josh Windass, Michael Smith, and an own goal by Brendan Galloway. The trip to Sunderland will be in high spirits after a tight 2-1 EFL Cup win over Hull City, but it was Wednesday who were outplayed and succumbed to a 4-0 defeat, thanks to Dennis Cirkin, Eliezer Mayenda, and Luke O'Nien. That setback notwithstanding, Sheffield Wednesday would turn their attention to the possibility of bouncing back and making a win against their Yorkshire rivals, looking for their first win over them since 2020.

Beadle; Valery, Iorfa, Bernard, Lowe; Ingelsson, Palmer; Gassama, Bannan, Musaba; Ugbo

Their visitors are making the long journey to South Yorkshire in pursuit of their first three-point win of the campaign, having made a disappointing start. Leeds United just missed out on promotion to the Premier League last term under Farke, who steered them to third place with 90 points before a 1-0 defeat by Southampton in the playoff final at Wembley. With an eye on going one better in 2024-25, their preparations have been disrupted by a number of high-profile exits.

Their last two games were a 3-3 draw with newly-promoted Portsmouth and another defeat at Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup, 3-0. Thereafter, they played a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion. Next in line would be the encounter with Sheffield Wednesday as Leeds United seek to finally get off the mark by winning in the Yorkshire derby.

Meslier; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Firpo; Gruev, Ampadu; James, Aaronson, Gnonto; Bamford

For this coming game, Sheffield Wednesday will have a full squad except for the injured goalkeeper Ben Hamer. Though, the team might make changes to the lineup due to a 4-0 loss against Sunderland, which means that Ike Ugbo could start in attack flanked by Liam Palmer, Barry Bannan, and Svante Ingelsson.

There are, however, no cases of injury or leave reported from the Leeds United camp this summer. Changes in the lineup may include Brenden Aaronson starting alongside Willy Gnonto and Daniel James to support a lone striker. In the face-off between the two teams, Sheffield Wednesday might have the edge over Leeds United since they seem out of form this season. The prediction for the upcoming Yorkshire Derby match would be a Draw.