FootyMAD's Hartlepool United match preview

History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Hartlepool United fixture

Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Owls.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in February 2004, the Owls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 14 Feb	Sheff. Wed.	1-0	Hartlepool U.	LGE1
2003/2004	Fri 10 Oct	Hartlepool U.	1 - 1	Sheff. Wed.	LGE1
2003/2004	Wed 13 Aug	Sheff. Wed.	2 - 2	Hartlepool U.	LC
1992/1993	Tue 06 Oct	Hartlepool U.	2 - 2	Sheff. Wed.	LC
1992/1993	Wed 23 Sep	Sheff. Wed.	3 - 0	Hartlepool U.	LC

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.

The away form of Hartlepool U. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pool have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sheff. Wed.'s 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Hartlepool U.'s 26 points from 17 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	1	2	3	10	13	5
Hartlepool U.	6	4	0	2	8	6	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Hillsborough for the Owls and the Madmen are unable to see past Hartlepool U. claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics:
Sheff. Wed.	Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Hartlepool U.	12 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago.