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Sunderland face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday evening, 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 12 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Clarets in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 09 Feb | Sunderland | 5 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 22 Sep | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Clarets score just 4 goals, though they have conceded 1.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Black Cats's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Burnley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 45 points from their 33 games played so far, Sunderland are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 66 points from the 35 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Black Cats has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Burnley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |