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Sunderland face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 64 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 18 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2004, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Sunderland | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 21 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Sunderland's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Black Cats have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 11 matches. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 11 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Black Cats out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |