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Southampton face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 5 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2009, with Sheff. Wed. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 31 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 4 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Saints, and 7 goals against.
Sheff. Wed.'s 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 5 points from their 7 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Owls. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |