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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 57 games played, The Blades have recorded 16 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the Forest carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 08 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 09 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 12 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 8 conceded.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Nottm. Forest's 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Nottm. Forest may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |