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Coventry City face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 6 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blades in those games, with 6 conceded.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Sky Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 9 points from the 4 games they have played so far. Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sheff. Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Coventry City | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |