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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 20 and win only 5 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2007, with Sheff. Wed. annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
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 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed.'s 54 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 44 points from their 43 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
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. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |