Sheffield Wednesday welcome Stoke City to Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon with Tony Pulis still looking for his first win in charge of the Owls.
The Yorkshire giants sit five points adrift of safety, while the Potters have dropped down to eighth spot after Tuesday's 3-2 defeat to leaders Norwich City.
Match preview
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When Tony Pulis was named as the replacement for Garry Monk, Sheffield Wednesday supporters would not have expected a sudden increase in goals given their previous efforts this season.
However, while their only goal during their opening two matches under Pulis has come from a set piece, claiming a share of the spoils at Swansea City will be regarded as an excellent result.
Although Pulis will insist that he is fully focused on welcoming one of his former clubs to Yorkshire, he will also have one eye on Coventry City's improvement in recent games.
The Sky Blues have opened up a five-point gap in 21st place, and it may suggest to Pulis that draws are now no longer good enough if they wish to get themselves out of the bottom three before Christmas.
Unlike their hosts, Stoke have found goals easy to come by in recent weeks with 11 strikes being recorded during their last four fixtures.
Although Michael O'Neill will be delighted with the recent form of Tyrese Campbell, the Potters only have six points to show for their most recent efforts in the final third.
Losing first-choice goalkeepers Adam Davies and Angus Gunn to injury has not helped the cause, but the club's experienced defenders have not eased the burden on England Under-21 international Josef Bursik.
Niki Maenpaa, the former Bristol City stopper, has been brought into the squad, but there is a responsibility on each member of the squad to return to working collectively as a defensive unit.
Despite conceding six goals in back-to-back home fixtures against Huddersfield Town and Norwich City, Stoke still sit just two points adrift of the playoffs.
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Team News
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Wednesday goalkeeper Kieren Westwood suffered a groin injury against Swansea, meaning that Joe Wildsmith is likely to be brought into the starting XI.
Elias Kachunga and Isaiah Brown are pushing for recalls to the side with Jordan Rhodes in line to drop down to the substitutes' bench.
Kadeem Harris is also in contention for an appearance after serving a three-match suspension.
Maenpaa should come in for his Stoke debut providing that he has proven his fitness in training.
Jordan Thompson and Jacob Brown are in contention for a recall to the side, while James Chester could return to the back three.
Sheffield Wednesday possible starting lineup:
Wildsmith; Palmer, Lees, Borner, Aken, Odubajo; Paterson, Bannan, Luongo, Reach; Kachunga
Stoke City possible starting lineup:
Maenpaa; Souttar, Chester, Fox; Smith, Mikel, Clucas, Tymon; Powell, Fletcher, Campbell
We say: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Stoke City
With Stoke having struggled in defence in recent matches, O'Neill will surely look to tighten things up at the back. At a time when Wednesday are struggling for goals, that could lead to a low-scoring draw being played out at the weekend.
Top betting tip
Darren Plant
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 36.01%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 35.32% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.57%) and 2-0 (6.74%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (11.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood.
