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The Whites face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, United have recorded 12 wins, and Wednesday have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2005, the Owls carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 30 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 3 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 16 Oct | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 08 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While the Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Leeds' away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Wednesday see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far. Leeds find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leeds are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Hillsborough with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Leeds Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |