|
Southampton 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 15 out of 22 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2006, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 02 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 27 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 03 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the The Blades, with 6 goals against.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Southampton are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 7 from their 7 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Blades. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. |
| Southampton | 13 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |