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Sheff. Utd. are ready to welcome Scunthorpe United to Bramall Lane at lunchtime on Sunday, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the The Blades.
The previous match played between the two at Bramall Lane was within the last three years, in February 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 20 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE2 |
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 14 goals for the The Blades, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Utd., Scunthorpe U. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Iron have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 54 points from their 39 games so far. Scunthorpe U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 44 from their 38 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Scunthorpe U., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Blades. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |