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Sheff. Utd. pack their bags to visit Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 52 games played, The Blades have recorded 11 wins, and Wolves have come away with 23 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Molineux was within the last three years, in November 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Wolves | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Wolves | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 May | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 3 | Wolves | D1PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Wolves's 36 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the The Blades to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |