Sunderland are ready to welcome Ipswich Town to Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, winning 57.14% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in August 2001, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Ipswich | 5 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Sunderland | 1-0 | Ipswich | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Ipswich | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Ipswich | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Ipswich | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 17 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Ipswich | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Black Cats have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Ipswich's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Tractor Boys's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Sunderland's total of 16 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Ipswich find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Ipswich | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Black Cats to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 11 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ipswich | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |