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Sunderland are ready to welcome Norwich City to Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 10 wins, and Norwich City have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in May 2004, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 May | Sunderland | 1-0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 29 Sep | Norwich City | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 28 Jan | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
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 The Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Canaries have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 27 points from their 20 games played so far, Norwich City's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the The Black Cats, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Norwich City | 4 games since last away draw. |