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Walsall travel to take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 7 out of 10 times.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was back in December 2004, over five years ago, as the The Owls edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 25 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Walsall | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Saddlers have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sheff. Wed.'s total of 27 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League One. Walsall find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 14 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saddlers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sheff. Wed.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Walsall | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |