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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in August 2004, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rangers in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 2 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 31 Aug | Q.P.R. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Q.P.R. | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Q.P.R. | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 30 Nov | Q.P.R. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Blades, and 7 goals against.
Q.P.R.'s total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Q.P.R.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |