FM Preview: Shrewsbury Town v Sheffield United 09 Feb 2013

Last updated : 08 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Shrewsbury Town v Sheffield United fixture

Sheffield United travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at New Meadow on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.

The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Town was back in September 2005, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in an League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 18 Aug Sheff. Utd. 1 - 0 Shrewsbury Tn. League One
2005/2006 Tue 20 Sep Shrewsbury Tn. 0 - 0 Sheff. Utd. League Cup
1999/2000 Tue 24 Aug Shrewsbury Tn. 0 - 3 Sheff. Utd. League Cup
1999/2000 Tue 10 Aug Sheff. Utd. 3 - 0 Shrewsbury Tn. League Cup
1987/1988 Sat 13 Feb Sheff. Utd. 0 - 1 Shrewsbury Tn. Second Division
1987/1988 Tue 17 Nov Shrewsbury Tn. 2 - 0 Sheff. Utd. Second Division
1986/1987 Sat 24 Jan Shrewsbury Tn. 1 - 0 Sheff. Utd. Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Shrewsbury Town remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

The away form of Sheffield United however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Blades, and 8 goals against.

Shrewsbury Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 31 matches.

Sheffield United's total of 48 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Shrewsbury Town 6 2 3 1 4 4 9
Sheffield United 6 1 2 3 7 11 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The Blades's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Shrewsbury Town, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Shrewsbury Town Drawn last 4 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Sheffield United Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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