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Sheff. Wed. play host to Bristol Rovers at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the The Owls.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was well over fifteen years ago, back in March 1991, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1990/1991 | Sat 23 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2-1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 06 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 13 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 18 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1974/1975 | Tue 17 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 24 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1958/1959 | Thu 30 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Owls, with 6 goals against.
Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 13 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Wed. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 30 points from 19 games. Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. may be coming up against a decent side in Bristol Rvs., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Owls. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |