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Sheff. Utd. play host to Doncaster Rovers at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The The Blades have won an impressive 6 of the 9 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 3.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in December 1982, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 30 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sun 11 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 05 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Mon 27 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 3-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 14 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 11 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 05 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 47 points from 28 games. Doncaster Rvs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 27 points from their 27 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Blades's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Doncaster Rvs.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |