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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pilgrims in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | 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 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Blades, and 6 goals against.
Plymouth Arg. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 35 from their 33 matches played. Sheff. Utd.'s total of 51 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blades have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Home Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 11 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |