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Coventry City prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Highfield Road Stadium on Sunday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 20 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 8 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highfield Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Coventry City | 0-1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 24 matches. Sheff. Utd.'s total of 39 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occassion, Sheff. Utd. will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |