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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 61 games played, The Owls have recorded 13 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 26 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Blades in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 19 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 17 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Blades in those games, with 5 conceded.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Owls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 12 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Wed.'s 9 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blades, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Sheff. Wed. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |