FootyMAD's Sheffield Wednesday match preview

Last updated : 02 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 22 out of 32 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2007, the The Owls carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 21 OctBarnsley2 - 1Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 01 MarBarnsley0 - 0Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2007/2008Tue 27 NovSheff. Wed.1 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
2006/2007Sat 30 DecBarnsley0 - 3Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2006/2007Sat 14 OctSheff. Wed.2 - 1BarnsleyCHMP
2004/2005Sat 05 FebBarnsley0 - 0Sheff. Wed.LGE1
2004/2005Sun 17 OctSheff. Wed.1 - 0BarnsleyLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 30 games played so far, Barnsley are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 30 matches played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sheff. Wed.6123895
Barnsley60152131

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Sheff. Wed. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnsley Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.