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Sunderland prepare to entertain Preston North End at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, winning 36 and drawing 16 of the 56 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in March 2004, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 10 Mar | Sunderland | 3-3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Mon 28 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 16 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
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 13 goals for the Black Cats, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the North End have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 11 points from their 8 games so far. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Sunderland fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Black Cats. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 14 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |