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Sunderland face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 04 Mar | Burnley | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 5 conceded.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 35 points from their 22 games so far. Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 33 points from their 22 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sunderland only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Turf Moor will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |