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Sheff. Utd. play host to Scunthorpe United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the The Blades.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in November 1983, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-3 thriller, in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 27 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 20 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | ASSM |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 01 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 5-3 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 20 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 26 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 25 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Scunthorpe U. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Iron have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 30 matches. Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 30 points from their 30 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Scunthorpe U. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Blades in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |