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Sunderland pack their bags to visit Burnley at Turf Moor at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 52 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 13 wins, and Burnley have come away with 26 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Turf Moor was within the last three years, in December 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 27 Apr | Sunderland | 3 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. The Clarets have scored 9 and conceded 0 during this period.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Black Cats's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Burnley see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far, Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 9 from their 5 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
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 | Won 8 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |