FM Preview: Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City fixture

Bristol City pack their bags to visit 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 lose 15 and win only 5 of the 25 games.

The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was within the last three years, in April 2010, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Owls in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 08 Jan Bristol City 0 - 3 Sheff. Wed. F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Mon 05 Apr Sheff. Wed. 0-1 Bristol City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Bristol City 1 - 1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Bristol City 1 - 1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Sheff. Wed. 0 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Bristol City 2 - 1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 01 Sep Sheff. Wed. 0 - 1 Bristol City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Bristol City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sheffield Wednesday are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 20 games thus far.

Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 20 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Sheffield Wednesday 6 0 0 6 2 13 0
Bristol City 6 1 1 4 5 12 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Bristol City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Sheffield Wednesday. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Sheffield Wednesday Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 6 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Bristol City 7 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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