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Sunderland are ready to welcome Bolton Wanderers to Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 42 and lost only 11 of the 66 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in December 2005, when they played out a goalless draw 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 18 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Sunderland | 0-0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 14 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 28 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While The Black Cats have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Bolton Wdrs.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Trotters have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 14 points from their 19 games thus far. Bolton Wdrs. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 19 matches.
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 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Stadium Of Light for the The Black Cats and the Madmen are unable to see past Bolton Wdrs. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |