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Sunderland prepare to entertain Derby County at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 41 and lost only 13 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in March 2004, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Sunderland | 2-1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Black Cats, with 5 goals against.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Rams's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 17 points from their 11 games so far. Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 games played 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 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland may be coming up against a decent side in Derby County, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Black Cats. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. |
| Derby County | 9 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |