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Sheff. Utd. prepare to entertain Reading at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blades are clearly on top, having won 7 and lost only 2 of the 13 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bramall Lane was less than a year ago, in October 2003, with Reading inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Blades in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Reading | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 24 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1-2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Reading | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 13 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 04 Nov | Reading | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Reading's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 2 matches. Reading's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Bramall Lane for the Blades and the Madmen are unable to see past Reading claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |