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Sheff. Wed. play host to Middlesbrough at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 33 wins out of 49 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was back in December 1999, over five years ago, the The Owls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Oct | Middlesbrough | 4 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 01 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Middlesbrough | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Fri 05 Apr | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Owls, with 3 goals against.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Wed.'s 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 13 points from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Middlesbrough will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |