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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 16 of the 22 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was just last season, in October 2008, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Bristol City | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 3-0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The The Blades have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Utd., Bristol City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Robins have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 42 points from their 30 games so far. Bristol City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 37 points from their 29 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
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 8 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |