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Sheff. Wed. pack their bags to visit Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 58 games played, The Owls have recorded 12 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 25 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Bramall Lane was within the last three years, in January 2003, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Fri 17 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 01 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Blades, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Utd., Sheff. Wed. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Owls have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 46 points from the 21 games they have played so far. Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 21 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Owls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sheff. Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |