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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 2 of the 17 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was more than a decade ago, in February 1990, the Blades carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1989/1990 | Sat 10 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 16 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 19 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Mon 31 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 21 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 14 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 28 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blades in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Plymouth Arg. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pilgrims have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s 20 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Plymouth Arg. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 20 from their 14 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blades, as the Pilgrims have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |