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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Blackpool at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Blades are clearly on top, winning 54.84% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was just last season, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Blackpool | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1-1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Seasiders have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 59 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Blackpool are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 42 from their 37 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Blades's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Blackpool. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Blackpool | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |