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Sunderland prepare to entertain Manchester City at The Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, winning 53.13% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was less than a year ago, in March 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 14 Mar | Sunderland | 1-1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Dec | Man. City | 4 - 3 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 22 Mar | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 31 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 05 Nov | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 05 Mar | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | 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 12 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 6 conceded.
Man. City's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The Sky Blues have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 3.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches. Man. City's total of 4 points from their 2 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 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Man. City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | No sequences of note |
| Man. City | Undefeated in last 8 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |