- Sheffield Wednesday are in good form, winning 3 and drawing 2 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
- Cambridge United are unbeaten in 5 games, winning 2 and drawing 3, with 1 win and 3 draws from their 4 away trips in League One 2026-2027.
- The Owls sit 2nd in the League One 2026/2027 table with 14 points from 7 games, while The U's are 5th with 13 points from 8 matches.
Even contest in prospect at Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday and Cambridge United look evenly matched for their League One 2026-2027 encounter at Hillsborough on Saturday and, with The Owls priced up as a slight favourite at 97/100, it's difficult to side with the hosts at the current prices.
Neil Harris' team are unbeaten in their last 5, a run of 2 wins and 3 draws, from which they produced a 1-1 away draw with Oxford United in League One, a 4-1 away win over Gillingham in the EFL Trophy, and a 1-1 home draw with AFC Wimbledon in League One.
The visitors are in equally good form, going unbeaten in their 4 away fixtures thus far in League One 2026-2027, with 1 win and 3 draws. They have conceded just 5 goals on the road in the third tier, which is an average of 1.25 per game, so the backline of The U's clearly has travel legs.
Both teams can get on the scoresheet
Harris has got Cambridge to play in a compact, direct manner, with width and a bite on set plays, and they will be a threat when the game gets stretched late on. The best scorer for The U's in League One 2026/2027 is Ben Knight, who has 3 goals in 7 appearances, but they will need a few more finishers to help them stay in the division.
Henrik Pedersen has made Sheffield Wednesday a structured, possession-based side that builds through midfield and presses with purpose when they don't have the ball. Jamal Lowe is their main threat in the final third, leading the scoring charts in League One 2026/2027 with 4 goals in 7 games, and he is on a run of 2 goals in his last 5 games.
The hosts have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their 4 games at home in League One 2026/2027, so Hillsborough has not exactly been a fortress in this campaign. But Wednesday's superior league position and home advantage should see them edge a tight contest, as they did when beating The U's 5-0 at this venue in League One 2022/2023.
Backing both teams to score, at 31/50, is a decent play that makes sense in the context of the tight odds available. Wednesday have scored 7 times at their place in the league so far this season, an average of 1.75, which looks enough to get past Cambridge's defence.
