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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Blades are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 1 of the 10 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was less than a year ago, in January 2009, with Doncaster Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Blades in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 0-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 30 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sun 11 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 05 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Mon 27 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 14 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 11 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 16 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Blades's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Doncaster Rvs.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |