Sheffield Wednesday face Rotherham United in the Championship this weekend.
Sheffield Wednesday journey across South Yorkshire to face neighbours and relegation rivals Rotherham United in another crunch match in the Championship.
The Millers are now 16 points adrift and 13 behind the Owls who are three points behind Stoke City in 22nd and QPR in 21st.
Last time the two teams met back in October, former Rotherham man Michael Smith scored twice to hand Sheffield Wednesday their first win of the season.
David Prutton predicts another defeat for misfiring Rotherham United
Rotherham United are in some rotten form right now.
Leam Richardson has just one win to his name after 15 games in charge, with Rotherham having lost their last six in the league, winning just once in the Championship since October now.
They’re all but down and out in the Championship this season. Sheffield Wednesday though are in good form and looking confident in their quest for survival this season.
And Sky Sports pundit and former Owls midfielder David Prutton has now predicted a 1-0 win for Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Danny Rohl‘s side have won three of their last four; wins against Birmingham City and Millwall were complimented by a 2-1 win against Bristol City at Hillsborough last time out.
Ike Ugbo scored a brace that day; he’s now scored five in eight games in all competitions for the Owls, leaving him 10th in the club’s all-time goals-per-game list.
Another must-win game for Sheffield Wednesday
On paper, and given recent form, this is a game that Wednesday should be winning.
And with the Owls still in the drop zone and boasting a poor goal difference compared to those around them, it’s another must-win game.
Rohl now has 12 games left to salvage the Owls’ Championship safety and it looks set to go down to the wire with several of the bottom clubs suddenly finding veins of form.
Millwall beat Southampton last time out whilst QPR beat Rotherham, who initially were in front in that game.
Being a derby though, Rotherham against Wednesday may not be so straight-forward, and expect the Millers to be desperate to put a dampener on the Owls’ current feel-good mood.
With safety just about in sight, Sheffield Wednesday will be determined to win here and again against Plymouth Argyle in midweek, with tough games against Leeds United and Ipswich Town following that.
Kick off on Saturday is at 3pm.