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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 56 games played, The Blades have recorded 16 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2008, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Forest in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 08 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Forest have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
In complete contrast to Nottm. Forest, Sheff. Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Blades have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 31 games. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 45 from their 31 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Forest, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |