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Sunderland prepare to entertain Portsmouth at The 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 9 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was just last season, in November 2008, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 18 May | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Sunderland | 1-2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Black Cats, with 4 goals against.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Sunderland's 20 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 10 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland may be coming up against a decent side in Portsmouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Black Cats. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 8 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 3 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |