Sheffield Wednesday and Wolves, two clubs hoping to erase the memories of painful 2025/26 seasons, meet in an eye-catching clash of sleeping giants at Hillsborough in round two of the EFL Cup.
The Owls, relegated to League One in the summer after the most wretched of campaigns, are under new owners with new expectations, though Friday's 1-0 home loss to Bradford City was a timely reality check.
Wolves, meanwhile, suffered relegation to the Championship, but Cesar Peixoto immediately seems to have got a tune out of a talented bunch, who were consummate 3-1 winners at Preston North End on Saturday.
Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves Tips Summary
Best Bet - Over 3.5 Sheffield Wednesday corners @ 8/11
Alternative Bet - Result/Goals range - Wolves/1-4 @ Evens
Bet Builder - Adam Armstrong anytime goalscorer, Over 9 corners & Wolves/Wolves - Half-Time/Full-Time @ 13/2
Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves Prediction
Best Bet: Over 3.5 Sheffield Wednesday corners @ 8/11
There is definitely a spring back in the Wednesday step this season which should at least mean they ask questions of Wolves in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.
Of course team selection could be a huge factor in how this game pans out, but you would like to think respective bosses Henrik Pedersen and Peixoto will want to send out decent teams to get their best players playing together.
Wednesday certainly sent out a strong team in round one and were rewarded with a 1-0 win over Championship side Bolton Wanderers, while Peixoto also showed his hand with a power-packed 11 who eased past Port Vale 3-0.
If the Owls go strong then they can clear 3.5 corners with something to spare.
They are a division below Bolton but won six corners against the Trotters and have gone on to win seven at Leyton Orient and eight at home to Bradford.
Wolves have conceded exactly five corners in their three games, including against League Two Vale.
Alternative Bet: Result/Goals range - Wolves/1-4 @ Evens
Wolves are odds-on at Hillsborough which is to be expected, but there is a riskier bet at improved odds about the visitors if you are behind the Old Gold.
bet365's Result/Goals Range market offers Evens than Wolves triumph in a game featuring 1-4 goals.
Each of Wolves' last 17 matches has delivered between one and four goals and it is hard to see them tearing apart this improved and strengthened Owls outfit.
Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves Bet Builder Tip
Adam Armstrong anytime goalscorer
Over 9 corners
Wolves/Wolves - Half-Time/Full-Time
Pays 13/2
Raul Jimenez started for Wolves in their weekend 3-1 win at Preston, which should mean Adam Armstrong replaces the 35-year-old Mexican at Wednesday.
Armstrong started and scored in the win over Vale and came off the bench to net at Preston on Saturday.
He is a class striker at this level, certainly against League One opposition, and should be trusted to score as the first leg of the Bet Builder.
Wednesday's games are averaging 13.3 corners per game, Wolves' are averaging 11, so make over nine corners the second part of the bet.
Since Wolves have the stronger squad, take them to do at Wednesday what they did at Preston, be ahead at both half-time and full-time.
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Key Match Stats
Sheffield Wednesday beat 10-man Bolton 1-0 in the EFL Cup first round.
Wolves beat Port Vale 3-0 in their opening EFL Cup tie before drawing 2-2 with Blackburn and winning 3-1 at Preston in the Championship.
Wolves have conceded at least five corners in each of their last six matches.
Wednesday have kept two clean sheets in their last 27 matches.
Wolves' new signing Fer Lopez has three goals and an assist in his first three games.
The Owls have won 21 corners in their opening three games at exactly seven per game.
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