Sheffield Wednesday have been told the difficulty of their next six Championship games.
The Owls will be hoping to build on their brilliant win against Coventry City prior to the second international break of the 2024/25 Championship season.
Sheffield Wednesday in truth have had a difficult start to proceedings, however performances are pointing in the direction of an upturn in form.
Danny Rohl’s side have been very solid defensively, with midfield signing Shea Charles alongside centre-back Di’Shon Bernard proving to be real assets for the team in S6.
At the other end of the field, Wednesday have been somewhat short in regards to attacking output, with Ike Ugbo and Jamal Lowe looking off the pace after just one goal in the Championship between the pair.
They will certainly have to pick up their form in the upcoming games for Sheffield Wednesday, and they have been told just how difficult their following fixtures will be.
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Sheffield Wednesday handed third most difficult fixture run in the Championship
The Owls’ task of building on their away victory against Coventry City will be made difficult by their upcoming run of games, and stats show that Sheffield Wednesday’s next six games are in fact the third most difficult in the Championship, per Opta Analyst.
Sheffield Wednesday’s following games include difficult home clashes against Burnley and Norwich City, whilst their sixth upcoming game is a Steel City derby away from home.
Rohl’s side have been handed an opponent average rating of 78.7, with noisy neighbours Sheffield United also having a difficult run with an average of 78.6.
Plymouth Argyle, who also sit on 11 points alongside Sheffield Wednesday find themselves going into the second easiest run in the Championship, whilst Bristol City, who are also level on points as the Owls, have the most difficult run of six games.
Sheffield Wednesday fans must turn Hillsborough into fortress for upcoming games
When looking at the upcoming six games for Sheffield Wednesday, it stands out that four of the matches will be at home.
It is clear that Hillsborough Stadium can be a tough place to go for fellow Championship sides, and this must be the case in the games against Burnley, Swansea City, Watford and Norwich City.
The earlier win against West Brom proves that Sheffield Wednesday can provide upsets in S6 and put the top sides in the Championship to the limit, and if they are able to do the same in one of the following grudge matches, it will set them up well for the well-awaited Steel City derby, as well as the rest of the 2024/25 Championship campaign for Rohl’s side.