Sheff Utd beat Stoke 4-0 at Bramall Lane earlier this month
Stoke are eight points and nine places above the Blades in the Championship table
Recommended bet: Over 2.5 goals
Stoke will be out for revenge when they play host to Sheff Utd in the Championship on Monday.
The Potters were hammered 4-0 by the Blades earlier this month, which extended the Sheffield club's winning run to four games at the time.
Chris Wilder's side have been erratic since that win and were beaten 5-3 by Wrexham on Boxing Day.
City are also struggling for consistency and were held to a goalless draw by Preston last time out, making it just one win in their last six games.
The Potters are still only two points outside the top six though and will view Monday's encounter as a great chance to kick-start their push for the play-offs.
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Team news
Stoke right-back Junior Tchamadeu is away at the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon, while left-back Eric Bocat and midfielder Lewis Baker are sidelined by knee and ankle injuries respectively.
United midfielder Jamie Shackleton is ruled out with a foot injury, while defender Ben Mee and loan forward Louie Barry are also doubtful after missing the Wrexham defeat on Boxing Day.
The stats
Stoke's promotion bid has started to stutter after only one win in their last six matches in the Championship.
The Potters have been consistent at home, though, losing only two of their last nine matches in front of their own fans. Mark Robins' team have only lost three of their 11 league games at the bet365 Stadium.
United have lost back-to-back away games in the Championship, conceding seven goals in the process.
The Blades have turned their fortunes around under Wilder, having lost only two of their last nine games but both of those defeats have come in the last three.
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Prediction
The two teams were involved in wildly contrasting games on Boxing Day, with the Blades coming out on the wrong end of an eight-goal thriller at Wrexham, while Stoke played out a 0-0 draw by Preston.
However, prior to that North End stalemate, at least three goals had been scored in each of the three previous matches at the bet365 Stadium.
The same outcome has landed in six of United's last seven games on the road and they have struggled defensively on their travels all season, enduring the Championship's worst away record of 24 goals conceded.
Wilder's men have conceded 15 of those goals on their last six trips, a figure that could have been skewed further had they not beaten relegation-bound Sheff Wed 3-0 in that sequence.
Robins' men will be desperate to get their play-off bid going in the right direction again and, with revenge on their minds, they will look to exploit the Blades travelling frailties to full effect.
United know they have the capabilities to beat Stoke after that 4-0 win at Bramall Lane, so expect goals at both ends.
