Sunderland play host to Burnley at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 8 of the 45 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in October 1994, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Oct | Sunderland | 0-0 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 09 Feb | Sunderland | 5 - 0 | Burnley | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 22 Sep | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 03 Feb | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Burnley | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 23 Sep | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 31 Dec | Burnley | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Black Cats score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Clarets have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's total of 32 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Burnley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Burnley | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Black Cats being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Burnley | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |