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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Hillsborough on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 60 games played, The Owls have recorded 26 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in January 2008, with Sheff. Wed. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2-0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 17 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 4 conceded.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the The Blades have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed.'s 15 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 17 points from 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Owls go into their game against Sheff. Utd. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | 13 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |