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Last updated : 07 January 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Swindon Town fixture

Swindon Town face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 8 occassions, and draw 5, from the 14 games played.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 13 NovSwindon Town4 - 1Sheff. Wed.FAC
2004/2005Wed 27 OctSwindon Town3 - 2Sheff. Wed.LGE1
2003/2004Sat 10 JanSheff. Wed.1 - 1Swindon TownLGE1
2003/2004Sat 09 AugSwindon Town2 - 3Sheff. Wed.LGE1
1993/1994Mon 04 AprSwindon Town0 - 1Sheff. Wed.PREM
1993/1994Wed 29 DecSheff. Wed.3 - 3Swindon TownPREM
1990/1991Tue 19 FebSwindon Town2 - 1Sheff. Wed.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 10 conceded.

Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Robins's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Sheff. Wed. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 43 points from 26 games. Swindon Town's 38 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sheff. Wed.641115513
Swindon Town6303889

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Owls, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Sheff. Wed. 6 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Swindon Town 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.