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Sunderland prepare to entertain Arsenal at The Stadium of Light at tea-time on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 68 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 32 wins, and Arsenal have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was less than a year ago, in November 2009, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Sunderland | 1-0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 07 Oct | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 01 May | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Arsenal are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Gunners have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Arsenal's total of 10 points from their 4 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 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Arsenal will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Arsenal | Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |