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Sheff Wed are ready to welcome Tranmere Rovers to Hillsborough on Saturday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Owls have claimed victory from 4 of the previous 5 games.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was within the last three years, in February 2001, the Owls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Feb | Sheff Wed | 1-0 | Tranmere | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Tranmere | 2 - 0 | Sheff Wed | LD1 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 21 Apr | Sheff Wed | 1 - 2 | Tranmere | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Mon 19 Feb | Tranmere | 1 - 1 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 27 Mar | Sheff Wed | 1 - 0 | Tranmere | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 26 Dec | Tranmere | 3 - 1 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1976/1977 | Fri 06 May | Tranmere | 1 - 0 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Sheff Wed's total of 10 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Tranmere see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff Wed | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Tranmere | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Owls's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Tranmere. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff Wed | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Tranmere | 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 4 most recent games. |