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Last updated : 26 February 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sheffield United v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Arg. face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 14 out of 21 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 05 DecPlymouth Arg.0 - 1Sheff. Utd.CHMP
2008/2009Sat 21 FebPlymouth Arg.2 - 2Sheff. Utd.CHMP
2008/2009Sat 01 NovSheff. Utd.2 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 08 MarPlymouth Arg.0 - 1Sheff. Utd.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 24 NovSheff. Utd.0 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2005/2006Sat 11 FebPlymouth Arg.0 - 0Sheff. Utd.CHMP
2005/2006Tue 27 SepSheff. Utd.2 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The The Blades have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.

Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pilgrims have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 45 points from their 32 games so far. Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 29 points from their 31 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sheff. Utd.61145104
Plymouth Arg.6123785

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the 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 9 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Plymouth Arg. 17 games since last away draw.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.