FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland fixture

Sunderland face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 71 games played, Black Cats have recorded 18 wins, and West Bromwich Albion have come away with 35 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was less than a year ago, in February 2012, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 24 Nov Sunderland 2 - 4 West Brom. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb West Brom. 4-0 Sunderland Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 01 Oct Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Sunderland 2 - 3 West Brom. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug West Brom. 1 - 0 Sunderland Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr West Brom. 3 - 0 Sunderland Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Sunderland 4 - 0 West Brom. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.

Sunderland's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Black Cats have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Bromwich Albion's 37 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 29 points from their 26 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Bromwich Albion 6 1 1 4 7 9 4
Sunderland 6 2 1 3 7 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Black Cats has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to West Bromwich Albion. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Bromwich Albion Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Sunderland An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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