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Sunderland are ready to welcome Burnley to Stadium Of Light on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 9 of the 53 games.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in December 2004, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Burnley | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Black Cats, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Burnley are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Clarets have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Sunderland are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 82 points from the 44 games they have played so far. Burnley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 57 points from their 44 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| Burnley | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Sunderland fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the The Black Cats. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Burnley | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |