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Sunderland prepare to entertain Manchester City at Stadium Of Light on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, winning 54.84% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Man. City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Sunderland | 1-2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 05 Nov | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 05 Mar | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Man. City | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 09 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Black Cats's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Man. City's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Sky Blues have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Man. City's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Stadium Of Light for the The Black Cats and the Madmen are unable to see past Man. City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Man. City | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 14 outings ago. |