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Sunderland are ready to welcome Blackburn Rovers to Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 41 wins out of 62 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was more than three years back, in February 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in an F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 15 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Feb | Sunderland | 2-2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3 - 3 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 3 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Black Cats have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 30 games have yielded only 10 points. Blackburn R. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 49 points they have accumulated from 30 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Black Cats at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Rovers come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |