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Sunderland face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 56 games played, Black Cats have recorded 15 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the North End in those games, with 8 conceded.
Sunderland's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Preston N.E.'s 36 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Sunderland are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 49 points from the 26 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Preston N.E.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Sunderland | 4 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |