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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 60 games played, The Owls have recorded 12 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 26 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 19 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Owls have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 51 points from 31 games. Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 30 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blades, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |