FootyMAD's Sheffield Wednesday match preview

Last updated : 08 December 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers fixture

Q.P.R. 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 19 out of 29 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2 - 1 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:
2007/2008Sat 08 MarSheff. Wed.2 - 1Q.P.R.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 24 NovQ.P.R.0 - 0Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2006/2007Sat 10 MarQ.P.R.1 - 1Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2006/2007Sat 21 OctSheff. Wed.3 - 2Q.P.R.CHMP
2005/2006Sat 11 MarSheff. Wed.1 - 1Q.P.R.CHMP
2005/2006Fri 26 AugQ.P.R.0 - 0Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2003/2004Sat 08 MaySheff. Wed.1 - 3Q.P.R.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.

The away form of Q.P.R. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Rangers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.

Sheff. Wed.'s 29 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Q.P.R. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 32 from their 21 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sheff. Wed.63127710
Q.P.R.6213477

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Sheff. Wed. 7 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Q.P.R. Not won in previous 7 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.