• Sheffield Wednesday remain bottom of the Championship

• Middlesbrough are in the automatic promotion places after 10 games

• Recommended bet: Middlesbrough to win to nil

Middlesbrough will look to maintain their automatic promotion charge when they head to Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship on Wednesday evening.

The Owls are rock-bottom of the table after one win in 10 games, while Middlesbrough have only lost one of their 10 matches in the second tier.

The hosts secured four points against Boro in their two games last season, but after a summer of uncertainty, they should continue to struggle against one of the best teams in the division.

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Team News

Sheffield Wednesday are still struggling with several injuries, with Pierce Charles, Di'Shon Bernard, Nathaniel Chalobah, Ernie Weaver and Olaf Kobacki all sidelined.

Ethan Horvath is suspended, meaning new emergency loan signing, Joe Lumley, is set to start in goal. Dominic Iorfa is a doubt after picking up an injury in the 2-1 defeat to Charlton.

Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards could name the same XI that started Friday's 2-1 victory over Ipswich, with only George Edmundson and Darragh Lenihan sidelined through injury.

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The stats

Sheffield Wednesday have only won one of their 10 games in the Championship, with the Owls losing six of their matches so far.

Henrik Pedersen's team have only scored nine goals in 10 games, while they have conceded 22 times.

Middlesbrough have won six of their opening 10 games and have only conceded seven goals under Edwards.

Wednesday have a joint-worst xG against total of 19.9 this season and all signs point to them having another tough day at the office.

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Prediction

Injuries have not helped Pedersen's side in recent weeks and there will be a feeling within their camp that they can start to pick up some vital wins once they get some bodies back from the treatment table.

However, this midweek tie looks like one of the most difficult games of the campaign, even at Hillsborough.

Boro were beaten 1-0 by Portsmouth in their last away game, but that is their only defeat on the road this season and they will hope to prosper from this trip to South Yorkshire.

The hosts are without some of their better players, including their first and second-choice goalkeepers, so all signs point to a comfortable away success for Edwards' troops.

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