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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Southampton at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 38 games played, The Owls have recorded 19 wins, and Southampton have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in December 2006, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 31 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 3-3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Southampton's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Saints's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches. Southampton's 20 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Hillsborough for the The Owls and the Madmen are unable to see past Southampton claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 13 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Southampton | 17 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |