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Sunderland are ready to welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to The Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 31 and lost only 10 of the 57 games.
The previous match played between the two at The Stadium of Light was within the last three years, in April 2007, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Sunderland | 2-1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 24 Nov | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
Wolves have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Wolves's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 9 points from their 6 games so far. Wolves see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
| Wolves | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Black Cats's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Wolves. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 3 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Wolves | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |