FM Preview: Sheffield Wednesday v Exeter City 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Exeter City fixture

Exeter City face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2011, with Exeter City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Owls in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Sheff. Wed. 1-2 Exeter City League One
2010/2011 Sat 18 Dec Exeter City 5 - 1 Sheff. Wed. League One
1979/1980 Sat 26 Apr Exeter City 1 - 0 Sheff. Wed. Third Division
1979/1980 Sat 08 Dec Sheff. Wed. 0 - 1 Exeter City Third Division
1978/1979 Sat 24 Mar Exeter City 2 - 2 Sheff. Wed. Third Division
1978/1979 Tue 24 Oct Sheff. Wed. 2 - 1 Exeter City Third Division
1977/1978 Tue 17 Jan Sheff. Wed. 2 - 1 Exeter City Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Owls in those games, with 6 conceded.

In complete contrast to Sheffield Wednesday, Exeter City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Grecians have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Sheffield Wednesday's 16 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Exeter City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 5 points from their 9 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Sheffield Wednesday 6 3 2 1 11 11 11
Exeter City 6 1 2 3 4 9 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Grecians are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sheffield Wednesday. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Sheffield Wednesday Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Exeter City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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