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Sunderland travel to take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 60 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 15 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 29 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was back in September 2001, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 12 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 2 | Sunderland | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 12 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 23 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sun 24 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The The Owls's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Sunderland's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Black Cats's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Sheff. Wed.'s 40 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sunderland's 43 points from 28 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 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Black Cats has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |