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Sunderland prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 8 of the 49 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in January 2008, with Sunderland running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 13 Jan | Sunderland | 2-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 4 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 02 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Black Cats's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 11 matches. Portsmouth's 14 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sunderland only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |