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Sheff. Utd. play host to Southampton at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 14 wins out of 21 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was more than a decade ago, in March 1994, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 0-0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 02 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 27 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 03 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 11 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 4 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Blades have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Southampton's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Saints have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 75 points from the 39 games they have played so far. Southampton are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 42 from their 38 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the The Blades to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |