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Sunderland travel to take on Burnley at Turf Moor at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 26 and win only 11 of the 49 games.
The last time the two teams met at Burnley was back in April 1995, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 09 Feb | Sunderland | 5 - 0 | Burnley | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 22 Sep | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Mon 26 Feb | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Burnley | FAC |
| 1978/1979 | Wed 21 Feb | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Black Cats have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Black Cats's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Burnley are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 53 from their 45 matches played. Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 76 points from 45 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Burnley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |