FM Preview: Bournemouth v Sheffield Wednesday 22 Feb 2011

Last updated : 21 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bournemouth v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Bournemouth at Dean Court on Tuesday evening, 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.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 23 OctSheff. Wed.1 - 1BournemouthLGE1
2004/2005Sat 15 JanBournemouth1 - 1Sheff. Wed.LGE1
2004/2005Sat 18 SepSheff. Wed.0 - 1BournemouthLGE1
2003/2004Wed 17 MarSheff. Wed.0 - 2BournemouthLGE1
2003/2004Tue 16 SepBournemouth1 - 0Sheff. Wed.LGE1
1987/1988Tue 10 NovSheff. Wed.2 - 0BournemouthFLLM
1973/1974Mon 29 OctSheff. Wed.2 - 1BournemouthLGEC

Recent respective form guides

Bournemouth are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Cherries, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to Bournemouth, Sheff. Wed. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Owls have hit 7 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bournemouth are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League One, and have accumulated 54 points from the 31 games they have played so far. Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 29 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bournemouth64209514
Sheff. Wed.611410164

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Owls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bournemouth. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bournemouth Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Sheff. Wed. Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.