FM Preview: Sunderland v Manchester City 29 Aug 2010

Last updated : 28 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sunderland v Manchester City fixture

Man. City face a trip to Sunderland at The Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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:
2009/2010Sun 14 MarSunderland1 - 1Man. CityPREM
2009/2010Sat 19 DecMan. City4 - 3SunderlandPREM
2008/2009Sun 22 MarMan. City1 - 0SunderlandPREM
2008/2009Sun 31 AugSunderland0 - 3Man. CityPREM
2007/2008Sat 12 AprSunderland1 - 2Man. CityPREM
2007/2008Mon 05 NovMan. City1 - 0SunderlandPREM
2005/2006Sun 05 MarMan. City2 - 1SunderlandPREM

Recent respective form guides

Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 6 conceded.

Man. City's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The Sky Blues have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 3.

Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches. Man. City's total of 4 points from their 2 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:PWDLFAP
Sunderland6213667
Man. City63217211

FootyMad's prediction ...

Sky Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Sunderland, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Sunderland No sequences of note
Man. City Undefeated in last 8 away games.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.