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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Bristol City at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 15 of the 21 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was just last season, in February 2004, the The Owls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Bristol City | 1 - 4 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1-0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | FAC |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 08 May | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 08 Dec | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 26 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Sheff. Wed. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 72 points from 45 games. Bristol City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 67 from their 45 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the The Owls, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Bristol City | 5 games since last defeat. |