Sheff Wed travel to take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. It couldn't be much closer,Owls having 6 wins against 7 losses.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was more than a decade ago, in December 1990, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Second Division match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Sheff Wed | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | FAC |
1990/1991 | Wed 08 May | Sheff Wed | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | DIV2 |
1990/1991 | Sat 08 Dec | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Sheff Wed | DIV2 |
1980/1981 | Sat 07 Feb | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Sheff Wed | DIV2 |
1980/1981 | Sat 13 Sep | Sheff Wed | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | DIV2 |
1974/1975 | Sat 12 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Sheff Wed | DIV2 |
1974/1975 | Sat 05 Oct | Sheff Wed | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Robins score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Sheff Wed's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Owls, and 8 goals against.
Bristol City's 22 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sheff Wed lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 23 from their 15 games so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Sheff Wed | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Owls, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Bristol City | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
Sheff Wed | 8 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |