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Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the The Owls.
The last time the two teams met at Southend Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1983, when they played out a goalless draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1992/1993 | Sat 13 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Mon 24 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 11 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 08 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 29 Mar | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 17 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 13 Feb | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These games have seen the Shrimpers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Sheff. Wed.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Owls, and 8 goals against.
Southend Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 5 matches. Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 18th 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 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |