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Sheff. Utd. are ready to welcome Preston North End to Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 32 wins out of 46 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Bramall Lane was within the last three years, in August 2005, the The Blades carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 16 Dec | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the The Blades, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Utd., Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the North End have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches. Preston N.E. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Preston N.E., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Blades. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |