Sheffield Wednesday vs Rotherham
3rd March 1945hrs
Football – England – Championship
Pick Sheffield Wednesday to win
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 11/4 odds taken 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021
A big slump of form has seen the chances of survival of Sheffield Wednesday diminish.
The Owls badly need to get some wins on the board as they have a lot of ground to make up to keep their second-tier status intact.
Rotherham are right in the same boat, lodged in the relegation zone alongside Sheffield Wednesday.
Who gets the precious three points from this basement battle?
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Sheffield Wednesday Preview – Can the Owls win basement battle?
Survival has gotten a lot tougher for Sheffield Wednesday recently after a four-match losing streak.
But one positive for them out of that slump in form is that three of them happened away from home
The recent form of Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough hasn’t been all that bad.
They have won five of their last seven home games (D1 L1).
In the match outright for Championship betting the home win for the Owls is trading at a 13/10 quote* (odds recorded 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021).
Considering that Sheffield Wednesday have taken a W6 D5 L4 record overall at home this season in the Championship, it’s been all positives lately from them.
There has been a lack of goals from Sheffield Wednesday overall on home soil.
They have averaged just 0.8 goals per home Championship fixture in this campaign.
Only 20% of fixtures at Hillsborough have gone over 2.5 goals.
Playing a part in that has been an excellent defensive home campaign by the Owls.
They have conceded just 6 goals in 15 home fixtures.
Under 1.5 goals has to be the way to go in this fixture at 11/5 for football betting* (odds recorded 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021).
This is just looking like a crucial three points on home turf for the Owls to play for.
The win on the night would put them two points ahead of Rotherham, having played a game more than the Millers.
Of the six home wins that Sheffield Wednesday have earned this season, five of them have been by a 1 goal margin.
Sheffield Wednesday to win by a 1 goal margin is at 11/4* (odds recorded 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021).
Another trend with their home fixtures has been the half time draw, which is another option worth considering for Championship football betting.
The Owls have been level at the break in 10 of 15 home fixtures this season.
There has been no drawn outcome in any of the last seven league games played at Hillsborough.
Will the Owls be able to get those three precious points?
Earlier this season they suffered a heavy 3-0 loss at Rotherham.
Rotherham Preview – Can the Millers boost survival hopes?
Things are really tough for the Millers at the moment as well as they have slumped to a four-match losing streak in the Championship.
Each of the defeats in that sequence were by a 1-0 scoreline as well.
What that in mind a Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 correct score option is at 13/2* (odds recorded 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021).
It has been back to back road losses for Rotherham now in the Championship.
But those were in difficult road fixtures at Bournemouth and Norwich.
Before that, they had managed to put together a three-match winning streak on their travels.
Away from home this season in the Championship, Rotherham have produced an average of 0.9 goals per away game.
That’s not particularly threatening, but home and away they have won their two games played against the current bottom two of Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe this season.
On the road, they have taken a W2 D1 L1 record against teams who are currently 18th or lower
In the match outright for Championship betting in this fixture, the win for Rotherham is at 2/1* (odds recorded 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021).
Three points out of this one could be absolutely huge for their survival bid.
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Rotherham have taken a clean sheet in 20% of their away games this season. While they have failed to score in 40%.
Of the nine losses that they have suffered on with travels, two-thirds of them have been by a 1 goal margin.
Another thing we have spotted in the away form of Rotherham is that they have been trailling at the break in 8 of 15 games.
In the Half Time result market a winning option for Sheffield Wednesday is at 21/10* (odds recorded 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021).
Of the goals that the Millers have produced on their league travels in his campaign, 77% have happened in the second half of fixtures.
There Are only currently four teams who have produced a worse away record than Rotherham in the league this season.
This isn’t a game that they can afford to lose.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Rotherham Betting Advice
This is likely to be tense and tight and we are going to swing towards a narrow home win in the fixture.
The recent form of Sheffield Wednesday at home is just enough to get us there.
So in the match outright, the home win at 13/10 does enough for us* (odds recorded 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021).
Key Facts – Sheffield Wednesday vs Rotherham Betting Tip
- Sheffield Wednesday have suffered a loss in each of their last four home games
- Sheffield Wednesday have won five of their last seven home league fixtures
- Rotherham have lost their last four league games
Both teams have lost their last four respective league fixtures, but three of Wednesday’s have been on the road.
Other than that, their home output has been stronger so we can get to the victory for them.
A Sheffield Wednesday to win to nil option may be worth looking at for 11/4 as a football betting proposition* (odds recorded 20:37 GMT, February 28th, 2021).
The best betting odds for Sheffield Wednesday vs Rotherham
Sheffield Wednesday to win: 13/10 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Rotherham to win: 2/1 at Bet365
