Sheffield Wednesday vs Cambridge United: Prediction

Sheffield Wednesday welcome Cambridge United to Hillsborough for Round 9 of League One on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. Kick-off is at 19:45 UTC (15:45 ET).

The hosts sit 8th in the 24-team table with 18 points from 11 matches, having won 5, drawn 3 and lost 3 with a goal record of 20 scored and 12 conceded. Cambridge United are two places higher in 6th, with 20 points from 12 games after 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats, scoring 20 and conceding 17.

Sheffield Wednesday arrive on the back of two straight away defeats, both by 0-2, at Doncaster Rovers on 24 October and Notts County on 20 October. Those followed a 5-0 home win over AFC Wimbledon, a 2-2 draw at Huddersfield Town and a goalless draw with Stockport County, giving a form line of LLWDD.

Cambridge United's run reads LDWWD. They were beaten 2-3 at home by Plymouth Argyle on 24 October, four days after a 2-2 home draw with Wycombe Wanderers. Before that they won 2-1 at Barnsley and 1-0 at home to Blackpool, and drew 1-1 with AFC Wimbledon.

Sheffield Wednesday's underlying numbers are strong, averaging 2.09 xG per game against 1.36 conceded, with 55.82% possession, 14.82 shots and 5.82 on target. They have kept 3 clean sheets, and Davis Keillor-Dunn is their top league scorer with 2 goals.

Cambridge United average 1.43 xG and 1.47 xG against, with 49.33% possession, 14 shots and 4.75 on target per match. Their 8.25 corners per game stand out, though they have managed only 1 clean sheet. Shayne Lavery has 3 league goals and Ben Knight has 2.

Hyper2Play's model gives Sheffield Wednesday a 43% chance of winning, with the draw at 26% and a Cambridge United win at 31%. The pick is Sheffield Wednesday, with 2-1 the most likely score.

The model is built on points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage, and Wednesday's better goal difference and home setting tilt it their way despite two recent defeats. Confidence is low, so this is an estimate rather than a guarantee.