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Sheff. Wed. play host to Doncaster Rovers at Hillsborough on Sunday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The The Owls have claimed victory from 4 of the previous 5 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in August 1978, with Doncaster Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Owls in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 19 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 4 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 22 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LC |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 15 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LC |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 12 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LC |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 16 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | LC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 13 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LC |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 14 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Owls, with 5 goals against.
Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Sheff. Wed. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 59 points from 35 games. Doncaster Rvs.'s 51 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. may be coming up against a decent side in Doncaster Rvs., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Owls. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 10 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 4 games since last defeat. |