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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, winning 52.31% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in September 2008, the The Owls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 30 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 1-0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 4 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 31 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 21 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Owls, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Wed., Nottm. Forest are having a torrid time on their travels, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Forest have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sheff. Wed. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 8 points from their 5 games so far. Nottm. Forest find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. may be coming up against a decent side in Nottm. Forest, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Owls. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Nottm. Forest | Previous 5 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |