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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Southampton at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 22 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was just last season, in March 2006, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 3-0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
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 15 goals for the The Blades, with 6 goals against.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Southampton are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 7 from their 7 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Southampton, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Blades. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. |
| Southampton | 13 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |