By CovSid67
March 4 2009

Head-To-Head, Recent Form, Team News, and the Latest Betting Odds, ahead of Wednesday's Coventry-Sheffield United clash of the play-off chasers!

Head-To-Head: Coventry City have beat Sheffield United fifteen times (All league), lost to them sixteen times (All league), and drawn twice in the F.A. Cup (Eventually losing a replay on penalties). Coventry have won only one of the last ten fixtures between the two sides, at home, in the 2005/6 season, with goals from McSheffrey and Adebola.

This Season: In the reverse fixture at Bramall Lane in September the sides drew 1-1, with Jay Tabb scoring for Coventry, and Sharp equalising for SU - his only goal since scoring a hat-trick on the 16th August (v Iain Dowie's QPR), and his strike against Orient in the F.A. Cup on the 13th January 2009 .... this being the same Billy Sharp that went twenty Championship games without scoring in his first season with the club, until he played against Coventry City.

Recent Form: Coventry City are up to sixth place in the current form table over the last eight games, with Sheffield United one place above in fifth (United helped by a last minute goal versus Birmingham City at the weekend). Both sides have won four, drawn twice, and lost twice during those eight fixtures. United are unbeaten away in twelve league fixtures, since being beaten by local rivals Sheffield Wednesday.

Team News: Coventry City have almost a fully fit squad to choose from, and look set to stick with the side that won away at Norwich at the weekend. On-loan John O'Toole looks set to make his debut for Sheffield United, but they will (Thankfully) be missing Billy Sharp, and the injured trio of Speed, Geary, and Ehiogu.

Latest Betting Odds: Coventry are 13/8 to win with Bet365, and 9/5 at Betfair, while Sheffield United are 9/5 to win with Totesport, and 19/10 with Betdaq (Both sides are 13/8 for the win with Ladbrokes). Skybet have the draw at 12/5, and Betfair at 40/17. Despite not scoring for a dozen games, Ladbrokes have Morrison at joint favourite for first scorer at 11/2, along with Best and Eastwood. Beattie, Henderson, Lupoli, and Webber are all 7/1 for Sheffield United. Dan Fox is a miserly 6/1 to score at anytime.