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Sunderland face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 11 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, with Nottm. Forest running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
1997/1998 | Wed 04 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 3 | Sunderland | CHMP |
1997/1998 | Sat 08 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
1996/1997 | Wed 21 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 4 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Forest's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Sunderland however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 21 points from their 25 games thus far. Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 46 points from 25 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Nottm. Forest. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Sunderland | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |