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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 10 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Burnley, Sheff. Wed. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Owls have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 52 points from their 34 games so far. Sheff. Wed.'s 45 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |