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Sheff Wed play host to Blackpool at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Owls are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 7 of the 29 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff Wed was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1980, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1979/1980 | Sat 22 Mar | Sheff Wed | 4-1 | Blackpool | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 10 Nov | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Thu 17 May | Sheff Wed | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 04 Nov | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 08 Feb | Sheff Wed | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | DIV2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 02 Nov | Blackpool | 3 - 1 | Sheff Wed | DIV2 |
| 1973/1974 | Tue 01 Jan | Blackpool | 0 - 0 | Sheff Wed | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Owls's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Seasiders's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sheff Wed's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff Wed | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff Wed are not exactly setting the world alight at Hillsborough at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Blackpool in this game. Home Win
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| Sheff Wed | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |