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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Hillsborough at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 59 games played, The Owls have recorded 25 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was two seasons ago, in February 2006, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Owls in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1-2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 17 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
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 11 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 5 conceded.
The The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Just 5 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 26 matches. Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 35 points from their 27 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Owls go into their game against Sheff. Utd. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 18 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | 4 games since last defeat. |