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Sunderland travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 7 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1987, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 28 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 05 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 17 Oct | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 27 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 26 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 20 Apr | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 30 Aug | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Black Cats's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Blackpool's 28 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sunderland's total of 34 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Black Cats has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Blackpool. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Sunderland | No win in the 2 most recent games. |