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Sheff. Wed. play host to Cardiff City at Hillsborough on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 4 of the 24 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in December 1983, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1983/1984 | Sat 12 May | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 17 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 5-2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 27 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 10 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Wed 04 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 11 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Wed 17 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Owls's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Bluebirds, and 7 goals against.
Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 17 matches. Cardiff City's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sheff. Wed. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |