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Blackpool face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seasiders will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 20 Oct | Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Blackpool | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 05 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 21 Sep | Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Blades, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Utd., Blackpool are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Seasiders have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s 49 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 50 from their 36 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blades, as the Seasiders have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |