FootyMAD's Leeds United match preview

Last updated : 02 March 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday 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 21 and win only 8 of the 40 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2006, with Leeds Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sun 27 AugSheff. Wed.0 - 1Leeds Utd.CHMP
2005/2006Sat 21 JanLeeds Utd.3 - 0Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2005/2006Tue 13 SepSheff. Wed.1 - 0Leeds Utd.CHMP
1999/2000Sun 30 AprSheff. Wed.0 - 3Leeds Utd.PREM
1999/2000Sat 16 OctLeeds Utd.2 - 0Sheff. Wed.PREM
1998/1999Sat 13 MarSheff. Wed.0 - 2Leeds Utd.PREM
1998/1999Sun 08 NovLeeds Utd.2 - 1Sheff. Wed.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Leeds United 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 Sheff. Wed. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The The Owls's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Leeds Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 31 points. Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 44 points from their 34 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Leeds Utd.6114364
Sheff. Wed.611410154

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Sheff. Wed. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Leeds Utd.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Leeds Utd. Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Sheff. Wed. Not won in previous 5 away matches.