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Notts County vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction and preview

20 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.40Market probability 68%Final score 2–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Notts County host Sheffield Wednesday in the League One (England) on 20 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.40, which the bookmaker market rated at about 68% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Notts County 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday.

Going into the match, Notts County had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 14 and conceding 14. Sheffield Wednesday had won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 22 scored and 9 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Notts County's last 10 and 5 of Sheffield Wednesday's last 10; 5 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Notts County averaged 1.45 goals scored and 1.09 conceded across 11 matches; away from home Sheffield Wednesday averaged 1.00 scored and 1.36 conceded across 11.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.12 goals from Notts County and 1.08 from Sheffield Wednesday. From that it rates a home win at 35%, a draw at 32% and an away win at 33%, against 29%, 27% and 43% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 82%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Notts County (green) and Sheffield Wednesday (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form10% – 90%
Attack18% – 82%
Defence27% – 73%
Head-to-head0% – 100%
Goals22% – 78%
Overall strength21% – 78%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Notts CountyLWLWL1.401.4070%50%
Sheffield WednesdayWDWWD2.200.9050%60%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Over 1.5 Goals75%1.22
Double Chance 1273%1.30
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals70%1.33
Under 3.5 Goals68%1.40
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals65%1.44
BTTS Yes57%1.62
Over 2.5 Goals53%1.80
Over 9.5 Corners50%1.83

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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