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Peterborough travel to take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in August 1984, the The Blades carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1984/1985 | Wed 05 Sep | Peterborough | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 28 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 08 May | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Wed 21 Apr | Peterborough | 0 - 4 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1972/1973 | Wed 02 Aug | Peterborough | 0 - 4 | Sheff. Utd. | INVC |
| 1961/1962 | Sat 27 Jan | Peterborough | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The The Blades's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
The away form of Peterborough is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Posh have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 18 points from their 16 games played so far, Peterborough find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 11 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blades, as the Posh have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Peterborough | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |