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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Derby County at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 10 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in November 2005, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2-1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Derby County | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 25 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While The Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Derby County's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 8 matches. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Hillsborough for the The Owls and the Madmen are unable to see past Derby County claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |