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Man City travel to take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 57 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 16 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 22 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was just over four years ago, in January 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Man City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Man City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Man City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 21 Aug | Man City | 6 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Man City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Blades have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Man City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 19 matches. Man City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blades, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | No sequences of note |
| Man City | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |