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Sunderland play host to Norwich City at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening,
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in March 1999, over five years ago, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Mar | Sunderland | 1-0 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 29 Sep | Norwich City | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 28 Jan | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 14 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 19 Aug | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Canaries have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Canaries, and 3 goals against.
Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 73 points from 44 games. Norwich City are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 44 games giving them a return of 91 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Black Cats are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occassion, Norwich City will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Norwich City | 3 successive away victories. 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |