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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, The Blades have recorded 6 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blades have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City's 26 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |