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Sunderland face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 11 of the 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2006, when they played out a goalless draw 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 | Fri 14 Apr | Man. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Red Devils score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Black Cats's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Man. Utd.'s 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Sunderland on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the The Black Cats. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | No sequences of note |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |