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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Charlton Athletic at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 29 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was just last season, in December 2006, the The Blades carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 27 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2-1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 09 Dec | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United 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, 5 to 4.
The away form of Charlton Ath. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Addicks have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 33 matches. Charlton Ath.'s total of 52 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the The Blades. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Charlton Ath. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |