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History of the Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road at lunchtime on Saturday,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Seasiders carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Associate Members) match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Wed 25 Feb	Sheff. Wed.	0 - 2	Blackpool	AM
2003/2004	Tue 10 Feb	Blackpool	1 - 0	Sheff. Wed.	AM
2003/2004	Sat 01 Nov	Sheff. Wed.	0 - 1	Blackpool	LD2
1988/1989	Wed 12 Oct	Sheff. Wed.	3 - 1	Blackpool	LC
1988/1989	Tue 27 Sep	Blackpool	2 - 0	Sheff. Wed.	LC
1979/1980	Sat 22 Mar	Sheff. Wed.	4 - 1	Blackpool	DIV3
1979/1980	Sat 10 Nov	Blackpool	1 - 1	Sheff. Wed.	DIV3

Recent respective form guides

Blackpool 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, 7 to 5.

The away form of Sheff. Wed. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Owls have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Blackpool's 56 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 53 points from their 42 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Blackpool	6	3	2	1	9	7	11
Sheff. Wed.	6	1	2	3	3	7	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Blackpool	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Sheff. Wed.	Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.