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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Bradford City at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blades are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 4 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 3-0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Bradford City | 0 - 5 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 19 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Blades's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bantams have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 59 points from 36 games. Bradford City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 33 points from their 37 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are not exactly setting the world alight at Bramall Lane at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Bradford City in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Bradford City | 10 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |