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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Preston North End at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 31 wins out of 45 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was less than a year ago, in March 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 1-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 20 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Preston N.E. | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blades in those games, with 7 conceded.
The North End have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The North End's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Blades's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Preston N.E.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Preston N.E. | No win in the 2 most recent games. |