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Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Bournemouth at Dean Court 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 Bournemouth was back in January 2005, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 23 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 10 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth | FLLM |
| 1973/1974 | Mon 29 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Cherries, with 7 goals against.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The The Owls's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Bournemouth are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 36 points from 22 games. Sheff. Wed.'s total of 33 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cherries, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |