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Sunderland prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Stadium Of Light on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 34 and lost only 11 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in November 2005, with Birmingham C. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Sunderland | 0-1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 25 Feb | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Black Cats have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Birmingham C. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Sunderland are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 0 from their 1 matches played. Birmingham C. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 3 points from 1 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Stadium Of Light for the The Black Cats and the Madmen are unable to see past Birmingham C. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |