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Sheff. Utd. travel to take on Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 3 of the 18 games.
The last time the two teams met at Plymouth Arg. 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 10 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 16 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 19 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Mon 31 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 21 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 14 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Pilgrims have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Plymouth Arg. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 33 matches. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 48 from their 31 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |