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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Ipswich Town at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 30 games played, The Blades have recorded 14 wins, and Ipswich Town have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was just last season, in November 2007, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 3-1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Ipswich Town | 5 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | 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.
The Tractor Boys 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. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 66 points from 39 games. Ipswich Town's 56 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 14 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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 Ipswich Town in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Ipswich Town | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |