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Blackpool prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 35 games played, Seasiders have recorded 14 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bloomfield Road was just last season, in August 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 25 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Seasiders have smashed 13 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Blades's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Blackpool's total of 19 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd.'s 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackpool may be coming up against a decent side in Sheff. Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Seasiders. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |