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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Stoke City at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Owls are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 10 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in November 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 0-2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 22 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Potters, and 6 goals against.
Sheff. Wed. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 6 from their 6 matches played. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Hillsborough for the The Owls and the Madmen are unable to see past Stoke City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |