Sheffield Wednesday have lost eight of their 10 home games
Derby have won four of their six visits to bottom-half teams
Recommended bet: Derby to win
Derby are making steady progress under John Eustace, keeping themselves clear of the drop zone. They have been effective against many of the Championship’s strugglers, so they will be targeting three points on Monday.
Sheffield Wednesday are rooted to the bottom of the table after being handed a further six-point deduction at the start of December. The Owls are now on -9 points, leaving them 29 points from safety.
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Team news
Barry Bannan is a doubt for Monday’s game, while Wednesday will be without George Brown, Di’Shon Bernard, and Ernie Weaver.
Derby striker Carlton Morris is expected to be sidelined until February with an ankle injury, while Max Johnson and David Ozoh are set to miss Monday's game with hamstring and thigh problems, respectively. Midfielder Lewis Travis is closing in on a return though.
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The stats
Wednesday have lost four of their last five league matches.
The Owls have conceded 24 goals in their 10 home games this term.
Derby have only lost two games against sides outside the top eight.
Four of the Rams’ seven victories have come away from home.
The hosts have lost four of six meetings with the bottom eight this term.
Derby have won three of their previous four away matches.
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Prediction
Sheffield Wednesday’s point deductions have doomed them, but the nine points they have won is still pretty much half of second-bottom Norwich’s tally.
Their depleted squad is struggling to compete at this level, which has seen the Owls lose eight of their 10 home matches.
Wednesday have also struggled to compete with the Championship’s strugglers, as they have lost four of six encounters with teams in the bottom eight.
The hosts have shipped 24 goals and scored only five in return across their first 10 home matches, so Derby are good value at odds against in this encounter.
Eustace has made his mark in the Championship by building some very functional sides, and his Rams outfit has taken a similar approach as they look to establish themselves at this level once again.
Derby have been able to pick off the weaker sides in the division, which has given them an eight-point cushion from the drop zone.
The Rams have won four of their six visits to teams in the bottom half, while five of their seven defeats have come against teams in the top eight.
A kind run on the road has helped Eustace’s side string together some good results. While they lost at second-placed Middlesbrough in their last trip, Derby had won three of their previous four on the road.
Derby will look to pick off another weaker side, and their approach should see them ease to victory against a Wednesday side who have the worst defensive record in the division.
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