History of the Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion fixture
West Brom. face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 52 games played, Baggies have recorded 12 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in an League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Tue 14 Oct West Brom. 0 - 2 Sheff. Utd. LD1 2001/2002 Sat 16 Mar Sheff. Utd. 0 - 3 West Brom. LD1 2001/2002 Sat 08 Dec West Brom. 0 - 1 Sheff. Utd. LD1 2000/2001 Sat 20 Jan West Brom. 2 - 1 Sheff. Utd. LD1 2000/2001 Tue 26 Dec Sheff. Utd. 2 - 0 West Brom. LD1 1999/2000 Sat 19 Feb Sheff. Utd. 6 - 0 West Brom. LD1 1999/2000 Sat 27 Nov West Brom. 2 - 2 Sheff. Utd. LD1
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Baggies have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 49 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 57 points from the 31 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Sheff. Utd. 6 2 1 3 7 9 7 West Brom. 6 3 1 2 8 7 10
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for West Brom. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Sheff. Utd.. No-score drawSequence statistics: Sheff. Utd. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . West Brom. Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.