Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Sheffield Wednesday
Match Time & Date:
09/10/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Bolton
All eyes will be on Hillsborough when Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton square off against each other in a highly-anticipated League One game. The Owls aim to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Oxford United, with the team eyeing their fifth win of the season. Former WBA ace Saido Berahino is pushing for a start, while all Josh Windass, Massimo Luongo, and George Bryers have been struggling with injuries of late.
The Trotters, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Charlton (4-1) and Shrewsbury (2-1), and given their attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. A man to watch in the away team will be pacey winger Oladapo Afolayan, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late, while all Lloyd Isgrove, Liam Edwards, and Xavier Amaechi are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Massimo Luongo):
Born in Sydney, Australia on September 25, 1992 Massimo Luongo attended Waverley College. In 2009 he won the championship with the team and two years later he was spotted by Tottenham Hotspur scouts. In January 2011 Luongo, whose mother is of Indonesian heritage, impressed on trial with Spurs and, as a result, he remained at White Hart Lane. However, did not see any game action for Tottenham Hotspur during his spell with the capital club.
After ending his loan spells with Ipswich Town and Swindon Town, the 176-cm-tall midfielder signed permanent deal with the Robins and you should know that he scored 10 goals in 76 appearances in the league for the club.
In 2015 he returned to London, with the Australian international joining Queens Park Rangers. Luongo scored his first goal for the Hoops in a 5-1 win over Rotherham United on March 18, 2017. The QPR footballer made his Australia debut on March 6, 2014 in a 4-3 defeat to Ecuador. In 2015 he won the AFC Asian Cup with the Socceroos.
Highlighted Team (Bolton):
Bolton Wanderers were formed as Christ Church Football Club back in 1874 and three years later they adopted their current name. The Trotters currently compete in the Championship and they play their home games at Macron Stadium, which was opened in 1997.
Speaking of the club’s trophies, Bolton Wanderers won the FA Cup on four occasions (1923, 1926, 1929 and 1958), but they have yet to win the Premier League title. The Trotters were producing splendid displays in the 2003/2004 Premier League campaign, with the team finishing the season in eighth position in the standings, which is regarded as the club’s best result in the English top flight.
Bolton did well to reach the UEFA Cup knockout stages in the 2007/2008 season; the English outfit eliminated Atletico Madrid in the two-legged tie, but Sporting Lisbon eventually proved to be a big catch for the Trotters.
Nigeria international Jay-Jay Okocha is one of the most notable footballers who played for Bolton and he scored 14 goals in 124 appearances in the league for the club. Bury are considered the club’s fiercest rivals.
