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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Preston North End at Bramall Lane on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 34 wins out of 49 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was less than a year ago, in May 2009, the The Blades carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 11 May | Sheff. Utd. | 1-0 | Preston N.E. | D1PO |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 08 May | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | D1PO |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Preston N.E. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 16 Dec | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. North End have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sheff. Utd.'s 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 22 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are not exactly setting the world alight at Bramall Lane at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Preston N.E. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |