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Southampton prepare to entertain Sheffield Wednesday at St. Marys on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 37 games played, Saints have recorded 17 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Southampton running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
Sheff. Wed.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Owls, and 14 goals against.
Southampton's total of 49 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Wed.'s 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton may be coming up against a decent side in Sheff. Wed., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Saints. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |