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Sheff. Utd. pack their bags to visit Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Loftus Road was within the last three years, in August 2005, the Rangers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 3 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Q.P.R. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 2 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 31 Aug | Q.P.R. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Q.P.R. | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Q.P.R. | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Rangers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Q.P.R. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 32 matches. Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rangers, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |