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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Bristol City at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 15 of the 21 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was less than a year ago, in April 2008, the The Blades carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2-1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Blades, with 4 goals against.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 14 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Bristol City's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Bristol City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Blades. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bristol City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |