FM Preview: Sheffield Wednesday v Rochdale 06 Aug 2011

History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Rochdale fixture

Sheffield Wednesday prepare to entertain Rochdale at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the The Owls.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in November 2010, with Sheffield Wednesday running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season	Date	Team	Result	Team	Comp
2010/2011	Sat 12 Feb	Rochdale	2 - 1	Sheff. Wed.	League One
2010/2011	Sat 13 Nov	Sheff. Wed.	2-0	Rochdale	League One
2009/2010	Tue 11 Aug	Sheff. Wed.	3 - 0	Rochdale	League Cup
2002/2003	Wed 11 Sep	Sheff. Wed.	1 - 0	Rochdale	League Cup

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 7 conceded.

Rochdale's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Dale's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Current overall team form

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Sheffield Wednesday	6	2	2	2	8	7	8
Rochdale	6	2	1	3	9	10	7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Hillsborough for the The Owls and the Madmen are unable to see past Rochdale claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team	Sequences
Sheffield Wednesday	10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Rochdale	8 games since last away draw.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here