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History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 10 Apr	Sheff. Wed.	1 - 1	Brentford	LGE1
2003/2004	Sat 04 Oct	Brentford	0 - 3	Sheff. Wed.	LGE1
1990/1991	Tue 09 Oct	Brentford	1 - 2	Sheff. Wed.	LC
1990/1991	Wed 26 Sep	Sheff. Wed.	1 - 1	Brentford	LC
1985/1986	Tue 15 Oct	Sheff. Wed.	2 - 0	Brentford	LC
1985/1986	Wed 25 Sep	Brentford	2 - 2	Sheff. Wed.	LC
1979/1980	Sat 19 Jan	Brentford	2 - 2	Sheff. Wed.	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Brentford is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Bees have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Sheff. Wed. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 30 points from their 20 games so far. Brentford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 31 from their 20 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Sheff. Wed.	6	3	1	2	14	11	10
Brentford	6	1	3	2	5	6	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Sheff. Wed.	Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Brentford	Not won in previous 7 away matches.