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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Peterborough United at Hillsborough on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was just last season, in January 2004, with Sheff. Wed. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Peterborough | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2-0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 27 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 19 Aug | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Wed 22 Feb | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 24 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Peterborough is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Posh have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 55 points from 33 games. Peterborough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 27 points from their 32 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the The Owls being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 9 games since last home draw. |
| Peterborough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |