Sheff. Utd. travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, The Blades have recorded 12 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 14 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was more than a decade ago, in September 1993, with Blackpool running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
1993/1994 | Tue 05 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | LGEC |
1993/1994 | Tue 21 Sep | Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
1988/1989 | Sat 25 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
1988/1989 | Sat 15 Oct | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
1981/1982 | Sat 20 Mar | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE2 |
1981/1982 | Sat 31 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE2 |
1980/1981 | Wed 01 Oct | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Seasiders, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Blackpool, Sheff. Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blades have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool's total of 8 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 7 from their 5 games so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
Sheff. Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |