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Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 5 of the 39 games.
The last time the two teams met at Birmingham C. was back in September 2001, over five years ago, with Birmingham C. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 3 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 22 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 08 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 2 conceded.
Sheff. Wed.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Owls, and 6 goals against.
Birmingham C. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 44 games giving them a return of 83 points. Sheff. Wed.'s 68 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Owls, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |