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Sunderland play host to Barnsley at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 8 wins out of 11 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in November 1998, over five years ago, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Fri 16 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 21 Nov | Sunderland | 2-3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Fri 24 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 17 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 29 Mar | Barnsley | 4 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland 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, 8 to 6.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 8 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 13 from their 12 matches played. Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Black Cats's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Barnsley. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |