History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Carlisle United fixture
The Blues travel to South Yorkshire tomorrow looking to pick up only their second ever win away to the Owls, Carlisle having drawn four and lost five of the other nine games played between the two sides at Hillsborough over the years. United's solitary victory coming last season courtesy of a 1-0 success in early September 2010 thanks to Craig Curran's 36th minute strike as 20,282 spectators looked on.
Last time out at Sheffield Wednesday for United before that was as far back as the 1983-84 season in the old Division Two. The Owls that early September afternoon winning 2-0 thanks to a Don O'Riordan own goal and a Gary Bannister strike in front of 14,544 supporters. Wednesday's biggest margin of victory at home to Carlisle coming the first time the sides met each other at Hillsborough in the old Second Division in the 1970-71 campaign. The goals for the Owls that Saturday afternoon in a 3-0 win, as 13,181 spectators looked on, scored by Alan Warboys, Mike Prendergast and John Sissons.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Tue 25 Oct | Carlisle | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 26 Feb | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Tue 30 Nov | Carlisle | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | (Associate Members) |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Carlisle | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | (Associate Members) |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Carlisle | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | F.A. Cup |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 31 Dec | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | Second Division |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, the Owls have rattled up a very impressive 15 goals, and conceded only three. Carlisle meanwhile have an average recent record on the road, collecting one win, three draws and two defeats from their last six away matches played. Five goals have been registered in this time, with seven leaked at the wrong end.
Sheffield Wednesday are just outside the npower League One automatic promotion places, in third place, having taken 84 points from their 43 games played so far. Carlisle meanwhile lie just outside the play-off positions in the division, picking up 66 points from their 43 matches contested to date.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
The FootyMad panel see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Owls, as the Cumbrians have been none too clever on the road in recent matches...... Home win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | Not lost in last six home games. Unbeaten run of eleven matches. |
| Carlisle | Not won in last two away games. No win in four most recent matches. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here