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Swansea City 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 17 games played, Swans have recorded 2 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Bramall Lane was within the last three years, in January 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 25 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Swansea Tn. | FAC |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 04 Feb | Swansea Tn. | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Blades in those games, with 6 conceded.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 76 points from 44 games. Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 68 from their 44 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Sheff. Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |