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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 55 games played, The Blades have recorded 25 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was less than a year ago, in April 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 0-0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 09 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 12 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 25 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 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. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Forest have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Forest's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Sheff. Utd.'s 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 32 points from 19 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Sheff. Utd.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Nottm. Forest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Nottm. Forest | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 12 games since last defeat. |