Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 04th, 2025

Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall will face each other in a Championship game in England on Saturday, January 04th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall will occur

The game takes place in the Hillsborough Stadium stadium, in the city of Sheffield, with a capacity for 34835 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Sheffield Wednesday last match

Sheffield Wednesday come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Preston North End, valid for the Championship, ended with a 3-1. The team coached by D. Röhl lined up in the last match with a 3-4-3 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.75, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Dominic Iorfa, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Millwall last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Millwall, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Coventry City team with a final score of 0-0.

The other team was the big favorite for this match, therefore the draw (odd 3.60) ended up being a good result.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall h2h

Millwall was in 22nd place in the Championship while Sheffield Wednesday was in 18th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Millwall team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Sheffield Wednesday used in the match.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 31-08-2024, in the 2024/2025 season of the Championship, which ended with a 3-0 win for Millwall.

Sheffield Wednesday

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Sheffield Wednesday, standing in 11th place with 33 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 9 wins, 9 losses and, 6 draws.

The team has no advantage against the Bristol City team who holds the 10th place in the 26th round.

With no big ambitions or relegation concerns, Sheffield Wednesday, mid-table of the league table in the England Championship, will try to use the home factor to get a win.

Sheffield Wednesday analysis

After round number 25 in Championship, Sheffield Wednesday has 32 goals scored and 36 conceded.

With an average of 3.79 shots on goal per match, Sheffield Wednesday certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Sheffield Wednesday is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 46%. In the next match against Millwall a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Sheffield Wednesday will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Sheffield Wednesday has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 32 times with 2016 attacks, while Millwall has only scored 22 times with 1976 attacks.

With a busy schedule, Sheffield Wednesday may have difficulty maintaining its performance facing multiple games in a short period of time. Despite the odds predicting a balanced game with Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall having odds for victory above 2, the team's busy schedule may be a decisive factor for the result.

Best goalscorer from Sheffield Wednesday

Josh Windass has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 9 goals scored in the competition, the Midfielder has been instrumental in leading Sheffield Wednesday to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data Sheffield Wednesday

With 5 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Sheffield Wednesday team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Millwall

Championship leaderboard now

Millwall arrives in this game with 29 points, and in 13th place in the Championship, having won 7 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 8 draws.

Which means that the team is over Preston North End team who is in the position 14 in the 26th round but with the same number of points.

Millwall analysis

After round 25 of Championship we count 22 goals scored by Millwall and 20 conceded.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.96 scored per game.

Facing a demanding schedule, Millwall may find it challenging to maintain their performance levels when playing multiple games in a short period. Despite the odds favoring both Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall for victory, Millwall busy schedule could be a determining factor in the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Millwall

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Duncan Watmore. He has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Millwall come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sheffield Wednesday is Josh Windass, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Millwall is Duncan Watmore, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Millwall does not concede goals as a visitor. Millwall also averages 0.73 goals per match when playing away from their field.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 6.26 corners per game.

Sheffield Wednesday is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.96 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Sheffield Wednesday in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.6 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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