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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Blackpool at Hillsborough on Friday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, winning 62.16% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was just last season, in October 2007, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2-1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Blackpool | 4 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 25 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Blackpool | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Seasiders have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed.'s 33 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 24 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Owls's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Blackpool. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |