FM Preview: Sheffield Wednesday v Yeovil Town 28 Dec 2010

Last updated : 27 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Yeovil Town fixture

Sheff. Wed. play host to Yeovil Town at Hillsborough on Tuesday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.

The only previous meeting between Sheff. Wed. and Yeovil Town at was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1939, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 16 OctYeovil Town0 - 2Sheff. Wed.LGE1
1938/1939Thu 12 JanYeovil Town1 - 2Sheff. Wed.FAC
1938/1939Sat 07 JanSheff. Wed.1-1Yeovil TownFAC

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Owls have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 7.

In complete contrast to Sheff. Wed., Yeovil Town are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Glovers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sheff. Wed. are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League One, and have accumulated 33 points from the 21 games they have played so far. Yeovil Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 16 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sheff. Wed.630315149
Yeovil Town61146124

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Sheff. Wed. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the The Owls. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Sheff. Wed. Won 5 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 12 .
Yeovil Town Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.