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Sheff. Utd. travel to take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, The Blades have recorded 6 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was back in December 1998, over five years ago, with Bristol City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 01 May | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Dec | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 21 Jan | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 05 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 07 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Bristol City | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 22 Sep | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 13 May | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blades have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City's total of 14 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 9 from their 9 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |