EFL League One PREVIEW 20 Aug 2026: League One: Sheffield Wednesday Host Bradford at Hillsborough

Sheffield Wednesday welcome Bradford to Hillsborough on Thursday in League One's second round of fixtures, with both sides coming off opening-weekend wins - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 away at Leyton Orient, Bradford 2-0 at home to Peterborough. Sheffield Wednesday sit 7th in the early table on 3 points with a goal difference of +1, while Bradford are level on points but placed 3rd on a superior goal difference of +2.

Both clubs played on Saturday, so neither comes into this one fresher than the other. Our model makes Sheffield Wednesday narrow favourites at Hillsborough, giving the home side a 41% chance of victory - a figure that reflects how tight this early-season meeting is expected to be rather than pointing to a clear favourite.