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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Coventry City at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, The Blades have recorded 6 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2004, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Sky Blues have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Blades, and 11 goals against.
Coventry City's 48 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 75 points from the 37 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Coventry City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 7 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |