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Sunderland pack their bags to visit Manchester United at Old Trafford on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 11 of the 60 games.
The previous match played between the two at Old Trafford was more than three years back, in January 2003, the Red Devils carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 | Sat 15 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 31 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 28 Nov | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Man Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Black Cats have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 75 points from their 33 games. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 32 games have yielded only 11 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Black Cats are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Won 12 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Won their latest 8 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 17 . |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 11 most recent games. |