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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Southampton at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 5 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was just last season, in August 2005, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Owls in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0-1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 31 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 33 points from their 23 games played so far, Southampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 39 points from 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Southampton will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Southampton | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |