Updated 30 October 2026.
Sheffield Wednesday welcome Blackpool to Hillsborough on Sunday 1 November, kick-off 2pm UK. Wednesday are 9th in League One on 19 points after 12 games. Blackpool are 20th on 11 points from 11 games and have lost seven of their last ten league matches.
We make the hosts clear favourites in this League One game, with 2-1 the likeliest scoreline and both teams to score at 60%.
Sheffield Wednesday have won five, drawn four and lost three of their 12 league games, scoring 21 and conceding 13. They drew 2-2 at Huddersfield, then thrashed Wimbledon 5-0 at home, before losing 2-0 at Notts County and 2-0 at Doncaster. Tuesday's 1-1 home draw with Cambridge ended a run of two straight defeats.
Wednesday score 1.75 goals a game, the 6th most in League One, and average 5.58 shots on target per game, the 2nd most. At the back they concede 1.08 a game, the 6th fewest, and they have kept a clean sheet in a quarter of their matches.
Blackpool are 20th in League One with three wins, two draws and six defeats, scoring 16 and conceding 20. Their goals-against average of 1.82 per game is the 4th most in League One. The latest result was a 4-1 home defeat to Mansfield, four days after a 2-0 win over MK Dons. Before that came defeats at Orient and Cambridge, and a 4-2 home loss to Plymouth.
Blackpool's both-teams-to-score rate of 64% is the 8th highest in League One and 64% of their matches have gone over 2.5 goals, the 7th highest. Their goals record stands at 1.45 a game, the 12th most.
Sheffield Wednesday possible starting lineup:
Maynard-Brewer; Valery, Cooper, Lowe; Mitchell, Bannan, Slattery; Keillor-Dunn, James; Gray, Burstow
Blackpool possible starting lineup:
Peacock-Farrell; Williams, Casey, Ashworth; Munroe, Morgan, Anderson, Clarkson; Bowler, Bloxham, Yates
Josh Bowler, Blackpool's right winger, has had at least one shot in all 11 of his league games this season, averaging 3 a game.
For the hosts, Mason Burstow has had a shot in eight straight league games, averaging 2.8 a game over that run. His strike partner Harry Gray has also shot in eight straight, averaging 1.8 a game, and Keillor-Dunn has shot in six straight league games, averaging 3.5.
Karoy Anderson and Finley Munroe have both made at least one tackle in all 11 of Blackpool's league games, each averaging 2.7 a game. For Wednesday, Billy Mitchell has made a tackle in eight straight league games, averaging 1.6 a game.
We back Sheffield Wednesday to win, and Coral have them at 1.75. Our model gives the hosts a 61% chance of victory, against 21% for a draw and 18% for a Blackpool win. Bowler and Burstow both come in on long shot runs.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday win | 1.75 (Coral) | 61% |
| Draw | 4.00 (bet365) | 21% |
| Blackpool win | 4.33 (bet365) | 18% |
| Both teams to score | 1.57 (bet365) | 60% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.57 (bet365) | 63% |
Our projection is 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday, with the model expecting 2.16 goals from the hosts and 1.11 from Blackpool. A 1-1 draw is almost as likely as 2-1 as an exact score, but we make Wednesday 61% to win. A 2-0 home win and a 1-0 are next in line. Blackpool concede 1.82 a game and Wednesday average 5.58 shots on target, and we give over 1.5 goals an 84% chance.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackpool in League One 2026/27 kicks off at 2pm UK time on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Hillsborough Stadium. Wednesday are 9th on 19 points after 12 games, and Blackpool are 20th on 11 points after 11 games.
We predict a 2-1 win for Sheffield Wednesday over Blackpool in League One 2026/27 on 1 November 2026, the single likeliest scoreline. A 1-1 draw is almost as likely as 2-1 as an exact score, but we make the hosts 61% to win.
Sheffield Wednesday are favourites against Blackpool in League One 2026/27 on 1 November 2026, with a 61% chance of winning in our projections, against 21% for a draw and 18% for a Blackpool win. Wednesday are 9th in the table and Blackpool 20th.
We give both teams to score a 60% chance in Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackpool in League One 2026/27 on 1 November 2026. Blackpool's both-teams-to-score rate of 64% is the 8th highest in League One, while Wednesday's is 50%, the 9th lowest.
We expect 2.16 goals from Sheffield Wednesday and 1.11 from Blackpool in this League One 2026/27 game on 1 November 2026, and give over 2.5 goals a 63% chance and over 1.5 goals an 84% chance. Blackpool concede 1.82 a game, the 4th most.
In Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackpool in League One 2026/27 on 1 November 2026, Josh Bowler has had a shot in all 11 of Blackpool's league games, while Mason Burstow and Harry Gray have each shot in 8 straight league games for Sheffield Wednesday. All three are in the possible starting lineups.
Sheffield Wednesday are 9th in League One 2026/27 on 19 points from 12 games ahead of the 1 November 2026 game against Blackpool, who are 20th on 11 points from 11 games. Wednesday have won 5, drawn 4 and lost 3, and Blackpool have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 6.