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Sheff. Utd. play host to Bristol City at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 14 wins out of 20 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was back in May 1999, over five years ago, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 01 May | Sheff. Utd. | 3-1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Dec | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 21 Jan | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 05 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 07 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Bristol City | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 22 Sep | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Blades in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Utd., Bristol City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s 63 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 44 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Bristol City, 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 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |