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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 22 games played, The Blades have recorded 6 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2006, with Coventry City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Sky Blues have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The The Blades 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 The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Coventry City's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 24 points from their 18 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Coventry City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |