FM Preview: Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City fixture

Sheffield Wednesday are ready to welcome Bristol City to Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Owls are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 5 of the 25 games.

The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was within the last three years, in April 2010, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Owls in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 08 Jan Bristol City 0 - 3 Sheff. Wed. F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Mon 05 Apr Sheff. Wed. 0-1 Bristol City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Bristol City 1 - 1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Bristol City 1 - 1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Sheff. Wed. 0 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Bristol City 2 - 1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 01 Sep Sheff. Wed. 0 - 1 Bristol City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Bristol City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sheffield Wednesday are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 20 games thus far.

Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 20 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Sheffield Wednesday 6 0 0 6 2 13 0
Bristol City 6 1 1 4 5 12 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Sheffield Wednesday at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Owls will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Sheffield Wednesday Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 6 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Bristol City 7 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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