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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, The Blades have recorded 7 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
The The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Blades, and 6 goals against.
Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 47 points from their 34 games played so far, Sheff. Utd.'s total of 55 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 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the The Blades to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Sheff. Utd. take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |