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Sunderland prepare to entertain Colchester United at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Colchester U. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. U's have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sunderland are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 20 from their 17 matches played. Colchester U.'s 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the The Black Cats, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |