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Swansea 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 18 games played, Swans have recorded 2 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, the The Blades carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 06 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 3 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 06 May | Sheff. Utd. | 5 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 03 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1963/1964 | Tue 28 Jan | Swansea Tn. | 4 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Blades in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Swansea City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Swans have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s 59 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Swansea City's total of 68 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Swansea City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Sheff. Utd.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | No sequences of note |
| Swansea City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |