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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Barnsley at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 20 wins out of 29 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was two seasons ago, in October 2004, the The Owls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 17 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1-0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | ASSM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 02 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While The Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 10 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 7 points. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Hillsborough for the The Owls and the Madmen are unable to see past Barnsley claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |