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Sunderland face a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 55 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 15 wins, and Wolves have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 04 Feb | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Sep | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Wolves | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 03 Feb | Wolves | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Wolves in those games, with 4 conceded.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Black Cats have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wolves's 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Wolves, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | 13 games since last away draw. |