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Sheff. Utd. pack their bags to visit Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 55 games played, The Blades have recorded 15 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 24 victories.
The previous match played between the two at City Ground was more than three years back, in April 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 12 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 25 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 15 May | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | D1PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | D1PO |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Forest have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Blades, and 8 goals against.
Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 17 points from their 21 games thus far. Sheff. Utd.'s total of 32 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blades have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from City Ground with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |