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Southampton travel to take on 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 19 and win only 4 of the 36 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was back in February 2000, over five years ago, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Owls in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The The Owls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Southampton's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Saints have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 2 matches. Southampton are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 1 from their 2 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Owls, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |