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Sunderland pack their bags to visit Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 70 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 21 wins, and Newcastle Utd. have come away with 30 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was within the last three years, in October 2005, as the Magpies edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 39 points from their 34 games played so far, Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sunderland only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at St. James' Park will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Sunderland | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |