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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 games played, Owls have recorded 1 wins, and Tranmere Rvs. have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 21 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Mon 19 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 19 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. The Rovers have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Owls have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere Rvs.'s 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheff. Wed. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 9 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Owls, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Sheff. Wed. | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |