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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 32 wins out of 47 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was just last season, in October 2007, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Preston N.E. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. The The Blades have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the North End have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 18 points from their 12 games so far. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 17 points from their 12 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Preston N.E. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Blades in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |