Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham

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This weekend's local derby action continues on Sunday lunchtime with this upcoming Championship clash between Yorkshire rivals, Sheffield Wednesday, and their visitors, Rotherham United, when the two clubs go head-to-head at Hillsborough with both sides occupying places in the relegation zone and desperate to pick up three points here.

It's been a torrid campaign so far in the English second tier for newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday as The Owls sit bottom of the Championship table with just three points to their name from a possible total of 39, and the board must be wondering why they didn't get former manager, Darren Moore's new contract over the line.

Sheffield Wednesday remain the only club in the second tier yet to record a league win as the hosts have had to endure a terrible start to this season, drawing three games but losing no fewer than 10 matches already, so the prospects of a positive result here against rivals, Rotherham United, seem fairly remote despite holding home advantage at Hillsborough for this Sunday's encounter.

To make matters worse, The Owls have lost four of their opening six games on home soil so far this season, while the bigger picture shows that the hosts have managed to capture just two wins from their previous 15 home games overall in the Championship.

Rotherham United gave themselves a welcome boost ahead of this upcoming local derby on Sunday at Hillsborough as The Millers registered a solid 2-0 home win over Coventry City as the visitors' manager, Mark Robins, was unable to get one over his old club with this midweek defeat.

Rotherham had previously endured a dismal six-match winless run in the Championship which included defeats being dealt out to them by the likes of Huddersfield Town, Millwall, Cardiff City and Bristol City, which had outweighed the points picked up in draws with Preston NE and Southampton within this period.

However, although Rotherham United have also had their own problems in the early stages of this new Championship season, the fact remains that The Millers have picked up two wins so far this term which is two more than that of their hosts to date!

The visitors desperately need to improve form on the road though as their last away win came all the way back in November 2022 which was a 1-0 win at the other Sheffield team, Sheffield United.

Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United Verdict

Rotherham United have held the upper hand in previous recent exchanges between The Owls and The Millers as the visitors have won three out of the last four meetings and considering the woeful start to the season that Sheffield Wednesday have made, backing Rotherham at great odds may not be such a bad idea.

Therefore, our main bet will be Rotherham United win @ 4.33

Other side bets worth considering:

Rotherham United win & Under 2.5 goals @ 7.50

Correct score: Rotherham United 1-0 @ 10.00