FM Preview: Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday 30 Oct 2010

Last updated : 29 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. pack their bags to visit Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, The Owls have recorded 6 wins, and Charlton Ath. have come away with 11 victories.

The previous match played between the two at The Valley was within the last three years, in September 2008, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Addicks in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 17 JanSheff. Wed.4 - 1Charlton Ath.CHMP
2008/2009Sat 27 SepCharlton Ath.1 - 2Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2007/2008Tue 12 FebSheff. Wed.0 - 0Charlton Ath.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 25 AugCharlton Ath.3 - 2Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2005/2006Sat 07 JanSheff. Wed.2 - 4Charlton Ath.FAC
1998/1999Sun 16 MayCharlton Ath.0 - 1Sheff. Wed.PREM
1998/1999Sat 12 DecSheff. Wed.3 - 0Charlton Ath.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Charlton Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Addicks's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The Owls, and 5 goals against.

Charlton Ath.'s 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheff. Wed. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 21 points from 13 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Charlton Ath.6312101210
Sheff. Wed.63308312

FootyMad's prediction ...

Sheff. Wed. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Charlton Ath.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Charlton Ath. No sequences of note
Sheff. Wed. 7 games since last away draw.
7 games since last defeat.