Charlton have taken only six points from the last 33 available
Sheffield United have won seven of their last 10 Championship games
Recommended bet: Sheffield United to win
Two sides in contrasting form will meet at The Valley in the Championship on Saturday as struggling Charlton play host to an improving Sheffield United.
Charlton's form has nosedived since they beat West Brom in early November, as they have won just one of their 11 league matches since and were dumped out of the FA Cup by Chelsea last weekend, going down 5-1 on home soil.
Sheffield United also exited the cup, as a much-changed Blades team were beaten 4-3 by League One Mansfield, but their league efforts have caught the eye, as they are the Championship's form team over the last 10 games, taking 22 points from a possible 30.
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Team news
Charlton have been boosted by the arrival of full-back Harry Clarke on loan from Championship rivals Ipswich and he could go straight into the starting XI for this game.
Kayne Ramsay and Onel Hernandez are set to miss out again due to hamstring issues, while Josh Edwards (ankle) and Matty Godden (knee) are also unlikely to feature.
Blades boss Chris Wilder made 10 changes for the cup defeat to Mansfield but the likes of Japhet Tanganga, Patrick Bamford and Callum O'Hare are expected to come back into the line-up for this one.
Ki-Jana Hoever made his debut in that cup defeat after joining on loan from Wolves and will hope to keep his place, while Sydie Peck could once again miss out due to an ongoing calf issue.
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The stats
Charlton have only won one of their last 11 matches in the Championship.
No team has picked up more second-tier points over the last 10 games than Sheffield United (22).
Only bottom-club Sheffield Wednesday have accumulated fewer points than Charlton over the same period.
Charlton claimed a 1-0 victory when the sides met at Bramall Lane earlier this season in what was Wilder's first game after being reappointed Sheffield United manager.
Since his return to the club in September, Wilder has won 10 of his 21 matches in charge of the Blades.
Sheffield United have not won at The Valley since claiming a 5-2 second-tier success in November 2008.
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Prediction
When Sheffield United were beaten by Charlton on home soil in Wilder's first game back in charge in September, it was their sixth-straight league loss to start the season and they looked set to be involved in a relegation battle.
Fast forward a few months and although the Blades have only risen to 16th in the standings, they are a team in form and still have realistic hopes of reaching the play-offs.
By contrast, Charlton have gone from being surprise top-six challengers over the autumn to relegation candidates following a run of one win in 11 league matches since Bonfire Night.
There is still a five-point cushion between Nathan Jones' side and the bottom three and they are only three points behind Sheffield United, but these are two teams trending in opposite directions and the Blades should leave south-east London with a victory.
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