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Sunderland prepare to entertain Newcastle United at Stadium Of Light at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 67 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 22 wins, and Newcastle Utd. have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was just last season, in April 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Sunderland | 1-4 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 23 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 24 Feb | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 26 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Magpies have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 12 matches. Newcastle Utd.'s 17 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the The Black Cats. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |