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Coventry City face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 7 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, as the The Owls edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Coventry City | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 15 Feb | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 22 Sep | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Sep | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 29 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | 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 11 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Coventry City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Sky Blues have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Sheff. Wed.'s 65 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 53 points from their 43 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues 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. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Coventry City | Not won in previous 12 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |