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Sunderland play host to Preston North End at Stadium Of Light on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 36 of the 55 contests.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in August 1995, over five years ago, as the Black Cats squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 23 Aug | Sunderland | 3-2 | Preston N.E. | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 15 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | LC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 13 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | DIV3 |
| 1987/1988 | Mon 28 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 16 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 29 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Black Cats have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the North End have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 51 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Preston N.E.'s 50 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland may be coming up against a decent side in Preston N.E., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Black Cats. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |