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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday 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 28 and win only 10 of the 44 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Clarets have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Wed.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Owls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Burnley's 33 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sheff. Wed. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 24 from their 22 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The Owls could well see them head back from Turf Moor with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |