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Sunderland face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 66 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 18 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 32 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2008, the Potters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 29 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Potters score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sunderland's total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sunderland only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Britannia Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Sunderland | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |