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Sunderland face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 69 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 21 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 32 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in September 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 | Tue 31 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 25 Sep | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Black Cats have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches.
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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 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Boro, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |