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Sunderland prepare to entertain Liverpool at Stadium Of Light at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 74 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 31 wins, and Liverpool have come away with 29 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was two seasons ago, in November 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 30 Nov | Sunderland | 0-2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 17 Nov | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 25 Nov | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 6 conceded.
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Liverpool's 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland may be coming up against a decent side in Liverpool, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Black Cats. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Liverpool | 7 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |