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Sunderland pack their bags to visit West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 70 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 18 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 34 victories.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was within the last three years, in March 2007, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Baggies in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Sunderland | 4 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 28 Aug | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | West Brom. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While The Baggies have scored 6, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Black Cats have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 25 points. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 33 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Sunderland on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against West Brom.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 13 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |