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Sheff. Utd. play host to Barnsley at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 27 games played, The Blades have recorded 13 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was back in December 2001, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 14 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1-1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Blades have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Tykes have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far, Barnsley's 31 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the The Blades to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |