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Sheff. Wed. play host to Bournemouth at Hillsborough on Wednesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Owls.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1973, the Owls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LD2 |
| 1973/1974 | Mon 29 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2-1 | Bournemouth | LC |
| 1973/1974 | Mon 15 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Bournemouth | LC |
| 1973/1974 | Wed 10 Oct | Bournemouth | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LC |
| 1931/1932 | Sat 23 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 7 - 0 | Bournemouth&B | FAC |
| 1927/1928 | Sat 14 Jan | The Wednesday | 3 - 0 | Bournemouth&B | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Owls score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Wed., Bournemouth are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Cherries have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sheff. Wed.'s 48 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Bournemouth lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 53 from their 35 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. may be coming up against a decent side in Bournemouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Owls. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Bournemouth | Not won in previous 12 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |