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Sheff. Wed. play host to Birmingham City at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 9 of the 39 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was just over four years ago, in December 2001, with Birmingham C. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Owls in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0-1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 22 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 08 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 05 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 7 conceded.
Birmingham C.'s away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Blues, and 3 goals against.
Sheff. Wed.'s 33 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Birmingham C. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 22 games giving them a return of 43 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Birmingham C. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Birmingham C. | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |