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Sunderland pack their bags to visit Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 68 games played, Black Cats have recorded 20 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 32 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Riverside Stadium was more than three years back, in September 2002, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 22 Oct | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 09 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 4 conceded.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Middlesbrough's 8 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Middlesbrough may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |