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West Brom. pack their bags to visit Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played, The Baggies have recorded 13 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in August 2007, the The Blades carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 12 Feb | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 3 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | West Brom. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | West Brom. | 2 - 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. These games have seen the The Blades score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The The Baggies 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. The The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 8 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. West Brom. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 10 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Sheff. Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| West Brom. | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |