Pick of the stats: Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough
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Sheffield Wednesday will be aiming not to get stranded at the bottom of the table as the side welcome Middlesbrough on Wednesday (20:00 BST).
The Owls lost to Charlton Athletic on the weekend to see them fall to the basement, level on points with Sheffield rivals United and two points below Derby County hovering above the relegation line.
But second placed Middlesbrough will be an incredibly tough task for the struggling side, with Rob Edwards' men keeping a firm eye on the top spot and keen to keep space between them and those below.
Although Sheffield Wednesday have only won one of their last five league games against Middlesbrough (D2 L2), that was the most recent in April (2-1).
After winning four successive league visits to Sheffield Wednesday from 2015-16 to 2019-20, Middlesbrough have since failed to win their last three (D1 L2).
Sheffield Wednesday have won just one of their last 15 home league games (D5 L9) – though that was against Middlesbrough in April (2-1).
Middlesbrough are winless in their last three away league outings (D2 L1), after having won their first two of the season prior to this.
Sheffield Wednesday have only lost one of their last 14 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (W6 D7), a 0-1 home defeat to Blackburn in December 2024.
