Millwall vs Sheffield Wednesday predictions: Owls can have a hoot in capital
- Millwall were humbled 1-0 by Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday
- Sheffield Wednesday's five games this season have produced 19 goals
- Recommended bet: Sheffield Wednesday to win
Millwall could be bottom of the Championship by the time they kick off against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday as they go in search of a first win of the season.
The Lions have taken one point from their opening three matches with Wednesday, last season's great relegation escapees, a couple of points better off.
Team news
Millwall, already short of strikers, have been rocked by the news that Tom Bradshaw has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Boss Neil Harris made eight changes for Tuesday's 1-0 Carabao Cup loss to Leyton Orient and not many of those eight can expect to keep their places against the Owls.
Playmaker Zian Flemming could be fit after a calf problem while Harris was hoping to sign another midfielder, Ryan Wintle, from Cardiff.
Former Manchester City midfielder Shea Charles could make his Wednesday debut after signing on loan from Southampton this week.
The stats
Wednesday won 2-0 at The Den last season, although Millwall had won 4-0 at Hillsborough earlier in the campaign.
Millwall are without a win in three Championship matches and have not scored in their last two in all competitions, a 0-0 draw at Hull in the league and a 1-0 home defeat by Orient in the Carabao Cup.
The Lions are averaging 14.7 shots per game — only four teams, including Wednesday (16) are averaging more.
Prediction
Neil Harris' decision to change almost his entire starting XI for Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie at home to League One strugglers Leyton Orient backfired spectacularly.
A 1-0 defeat in which the reshuffled Lions failed to muster a single effort on target, was simply woeful and leaves more questions than answers for the Millwall boss.
That is now two games without a goal from a side who had banged in five goals in their first matches — but lost both.
Confidence is low in contrast to the mood at Hillsborough where boss Danny Rohl still has lots of credit for last season's great escape.
That feelgood spirit helped them to a thrilling 4-0 win over Plymouth and subsequent losses to Sunderland and Leeds, while disappointing, were against two of the division's better teams.
Tuesday's five-goal second-half blitz at League Two side Grimsby in the Carabao Cup was expected but welcome and should encourage them to go well at The Den where they won last season.
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