EFL Cup, 1st round, Wednesday, 14.08.2024 at 20:45
Who would have thought it? We’re on the island, we’re in the first round of the EFL Cup and two German coaches are already facing each other.
We’re talking about the Tigers and the Owls, who are coached by Tim Walter and Danny Röhl. Both coaches are still at the start of the season with their teams.
However, my Hull Sheffield Wed tip predicts an advantage for the visitors because they are simply in the flow
Many were surprised when Tim Walter was unveiled as the club’s new manager in the summer after narrowly missing out on the play-offs for League One.
Somehow he can’t seem to get out of his skin either. Back in Hamburg, he was supposed to lead a struggling club to promotion. We know how that turned out
Now the former HSV coach is supposed to fix things in the Championship. They looked to have blown the start when Bristol scored shortly before the end at the weekend.
However, Estupinian then ensured a conciliatory end and scored from the spot to equalize for the Tigers. Will they be there from the start now?
With the Owls, the hosts face a team that was stuck deep in the basement of the table last season.
Danny Röhl took over in October and initially struggled. The results failed to materialize. But from mid-February onwards, they only lost three times and picked up nine wins!
The team seems to be sticking to this form. Because at the weekend there was a 4:0 win in the league. It was the seventh game in a row without defeat.
In this respect, I think the Oddset bookmakers’ predictions for the Hull Sheffield Wed bet are interesting. If the visitors progress, the odds are around 2.00.
And as far as the cup rounds are concerned, the hosts have actually had little to report. I would even call it a cup curse.
In the past three seasons, the Tigers have always been eliminated in the first round of the EFL Cup. A miserable record!
Hull have always been far removed from the kind of cup miracle they achieved in 2016/17, when they narrowly failed to beat Manchester United in the semi-finals.
One of the biggest problems is that the team is not stable at home either. They have only kept a clean sheet once in their last nine home games
Betting the number of goals scored by the visitors could be much more exciting. Because as I said: Under Danny Röhl, the Owls are currently flying higher than they have for a long time.
They have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven competitive matches
The Owls managed to do just that in their last encounter at the start of the year. They tamed the Tigers 3:1. Away from home, however, there have been three consecutive defeats at MKM Stadium
But as already mentioned, that was before Röhl. The former assistant coach of the DFB squad has apparently been able to flip the right switches.
Will he be able to ensure that they make it through the first round of the cup for the third time in a row? They will be the more dominant team in a high-scoring game.
Therefore, my Hull Sheffield Wed tip is: There will be over 2.5 goals scored!
