Sheffield Wednesday may be in the Championship relegation zone right now, but recent form would be the kind you expect to see from teams in the top half of the table. They look to bring that into the FA Cup, and take on Cardiff City, a team who are in the top half of the table, in what looks a tight FA Cup 3rd round clash at Hillsbrough.
Sheffield Wednesday Form GuideSheffield Wednesday have won their last two games, and they've won three games in their last five. For context, their other three wins before that took them 21 games to accrue, and in the past six months, they have had three different managers. Danny Rohl is the man now in charge, and he does seem to have the ingredient needed to turn this team around and get them safe.
Wednesday are in 22nd, just three points behind Huddersfield, who are above them and safe. They won't want to focus on the FA Cup too much, survival is their aim, but a win here would allow them to really continue building confidence and moving in the right direction.
Cardiff City Form GuideJust when I thought Cardiff were going to slide down the Championship table into the bottom half, something close to where I expected them this season, they go and have a decent festive period, and fight their way into 9th. They're just three points off the playoffs, it's tight at the top, but for now, they are one of the teams involved.
Cardiff have played four games over the festive period, with two wins, one draw and one loss. One of those wins was against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsbrough, the other was another away victory at QPR. The loss came against league leaders Leicester, so there is no shame in that.
Match PredictionGiven the form they are in, I am going to side with Sheffield Wednesday here. They won't want to focus on the cup too much, but it will be good for confidence, and I fancy their chances of a win.
