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Sheff. Utd. play host to Hull City at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Blades are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 3 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was well over fifteen years ago, back in September 1989, when they played out a goalless draw in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 03 Jan | Hull City | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 03 Feb | Hull City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 23 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 0-0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 27 Feb | Hull City | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 03 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Mon 20 Apr | Hull City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Fri 26 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 2 | Hull City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Hull City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Tigers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 79 points from the 41 games they have played so far. Hull City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 41 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Hull City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are not exactly setting the world alight at Bramall Lane at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Hull City in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | No sequences of note |
| Hull City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |