Sheffield Wednesday vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction

Wolverhampton Wanderers travel to Hillsborough on August 25 to face Sheffield Wednesday in the second round of the EFL Cup. The fixture is officially confirmed by the EFL.

For this match, our selection is Wolves to win at 1.62. The difference in squad level, Wolves' positive start to the season and a favorable recent head-to-head record provide good arguments for backing the visitors.

🐺 Wolves started the season positively

Wolves opened their EFL Cup campaign with an emphatic result:

Wolves 3–0 Port Vale ✅

They followed that with:

Wolves 2–2 Blackburn

That gives Wolves five goals across their first two competitive matches, while remaining unbeaten.

The 3–0 cup victory is particularly relevant. Wolves demonstrated that even with the rotations normally associated with this competition, they possess enough depth to control lower-division opposition.

📉 Sheffield Wednesday have already shown vulnerability

Wednesday eliminated Bolton 1–0 in the first round and then beat Leyton Orient 2–1 in League One.

However, their latest match produced a setback:

Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Bradford City

Their opening competitive results are therefore:

Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Bolton

Leyton Orient 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Bradford

Wednesday have scored only three goals across those three games, including two home matches in which they managed just one goal combined.

That limited attacking production is encouraging when we're backing the stronger visitor.

🔥 Previous EFL Cup meeting: Wolves won 2–0

There is also an excellent direct reference.

The last time these clubs met was also in the EFL Cup, in August 2018:

Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Wolves

Wolves travelled to Hillsborough and won without conceding — exactly the type of result we're looking for again.

The recent H2H sequence also strongly favors Wolves. Across the last five meetings listed by ESPN, Sheffield Wednesday failed to record a single victory:

Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Wolves

Wolves 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Wolves

Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Wolves

Wolves 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday

That's:

Wolves: 3 wins

Draws: 2

Sheffield Wednesday: 0 wins

Even more impressively, Wolves didn't concede in any of those five matches.

📊 Broader H2H also favors Wolves

A larger modern head-to-head sample reinforces the advantage. Since 2005, AiScore records Wolves with 11 victories from 20 meetings, compared with only three Sheffield Wednesday wins, alongside six draws.

The market also makes Wolves clear favorites for Tuesday's match. Current prices tracked by Fox Sports have Wolves around -162, equivalent to roughly 1.62 decimal odds, while Wednesday are substantial underdogs.

🎯 Final Prediction

There are several factors supporting the visitors:

Wolves 3–0 Port Vale in the previous EFL Cup round.

Five goals in Wolves' first two competitive matches.

Sheffield Wednesday just lost 1–0 at home to Bradford.

Wolves are unbeaten in the last five H2Hs.

Wolves kept five consecutive clean sheets across those five meetings.

And most importantly, the previous EFL Cup meeting at Hillsborough ended Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Wolves.

At 1.62, we don't need to introduce a handicap. A one-goal victory is enough, so we prefer the straightforward Wolves moneyline.

🎯 Prediction: Wolverhampton Wanderers to Win

💰 Odds: 1.62