Millwall vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction: Hear the Lions roar with 11/2 Price Boost

Out-of-form Millwall have a chance to get back to winning ways in the Championship on Wednesday when they host rock-bottom Sheffield Wednesday at The Den (19:45 GMT, Sky Sports+).

The Lions haven’t won in four, conceding 10 goals in the process, but the Owls continue to find things hard with a very thin squad. Check out my Millwall vs Sheffield Wednesday predictions, which follow below with full team news and the latest match odds from Betfred.

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Team News

Zak Sturge’s facial injury is just the latest injury to add to Millwall’s woes in the treatment room.

The former Chelsea defender was withdrawn against Portsmouth on Saturday and is missing under concussion rules.

Joe Bryan came on for Sturge at Fratton Park but was then sent off in the 3-1 defeat so he is also ruled out on Wednesday night.

Derek Mazou-Sacko also came off on Saturday and misses out with a knee injury, joining Massimo Luongo, Steven Benda, Lukas Jensen, Will Smallbone and Danny McNamara on the sidelines.

The visitors are expected to be without Dominic Iorfa after he left the field early on Sunday with a back issue, which means new free-agent signing Liam Cooper could be fast-tracked into the starting lineup.

Henrik Pedersen remains shorn of Pierce Charles, Di’Shon Bernard, Nathaniel Chalobah, Olaf Kobacki, Gui Siqueira, Ernie Weaver, Bruno Fernandes and George Brown. Options are light on the ground for the Danish head coach.

Millwall vs Sheffield Wednesday Odds

No prizes for guessing the favourites. Millwall are 4/6 to get back to winning ways, with Wednesday 18/5 to add to their single win so far this season at Portsmouth back in September.

You can get 5/2 about the draw, while Betfred have a couple of price boosts available.

Mihailo Ivanovic is 11/2 from 9/2 to bag the first goal, while it’s 14/1 from 12/1 for both teams to score in each half.

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Handicap +1: Millwall -1 @ 15/8

Whatever Millwall’s struggles over the past four games, this is exactly the kind of match they would hand-pick to get back to winning ways.

Wednesday’s lack of squad depth is really starting to show of late, and Sunday’s 3-0 Steel City Derby defeat underlined the depth of their issues as they go through the process of administration.

Even a team struggling for goals should be ok against the Owls, with Sheffield United’s win at the weekend evidence of that. The Blades arrived at Hillsborough with the worst attack in the Championship and left with a healthy win.

So I like the look of a Millwall success by at least two goals at 15/8, with the home side having too much for the league’s crisis club.

Mihailo Ivanovic first goalscorer @ 11/2 (Price Boost from 9/2)

As for HOW they score those goals, striker Ivanovic looks a great bet to find the net for the Lions.

With Betfred boosting his price by a whole point, there’s real value in backing Millwall’s top scorer to open their account for the night.

The 11/2 on offer gives this one an implied 15.4% probability.

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