Pick of the stats: Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton
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In-form Southampton will look to continue their surge towards the Championship play-off places when they visit already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
The Saints have put together a seven-game unbeaten run (W5 D2) to climb from 15th and 10 points adrift of the play-offs up to seventh and within four points of Wrexham in sixth.
Off-field issues have completely overshadowed this season for the Owls, who have lost 11 games in a row - scoring only two goals in that run - and won just one of their 34 league games.
Sheffield Wednesday have lost their past five league games against Southampton, their joint-longest losing run against the Saints (also five between 1999 and 2006).
Southampton have won their previous two away league games against Sheffield Wednesday, never before winning three consecutive visits to Hillsborough.
Sheffield Wednesday are winless in their 17 home league games this season – only Sunderland (18 in the Premier League in 2005-06) have had a longer winless run at home from the start of a campaign in English league history.
Southampton have won their past two away league games, last winning more consecutively in December 2019/January 2020 (4).
Southampton's Leo Scienza has been directly involved in three goals in his past three Championship away games (1 goal, 2 assists), as many as in his first 10 league games on the road for the Saints (2 goals, 1 assist).
