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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Stoke City at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blades are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 9 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was just last season, in October 2002, the Blades carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 23 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2-1 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 02 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 2 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Fri 25 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Oct | Stoke City | 0 - 4 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Potters have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 66 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 56 points from their 41 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Blades's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Stoke City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |