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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 5 of the previous 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Scunthorpe U. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Blades in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 28 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 0-1 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 27 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 20 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | ASSM |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 01 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 5 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Iron have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Scunthorpe U. see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the The Blades. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | 15 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |