The game between Sheffield Wednesday and Rochdale in the League One on 6th August 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Rochdale fixture

Rochdale face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the Dale.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2010, with Sheffield Wednesday running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 7 conceded.

Rochdale's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Dale's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Dale out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Sheffield Wednesday. Away win

Sequence statistics

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