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Sheff. Wed. are ready to welcome Burnley to Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, winning 56.82% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was more than three years back, in October 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Burnley | 2 - 7 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1-3 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 12 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Oct | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Clarets have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 40 matches. Burnley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 40 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
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 Burnley in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Burnley | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. |