FootyMAD's Sunderland match preview

Last updated : 11 April 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sunderland v Manchester City fixture

Man. City pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday 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 previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in August 2005, with Man. City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Mon 05 NovMan. City1 - 0SunderlandPREM
2005/2006Sun 05 MarMan. City2 - 1SunderlandPREM
2005/2006Tue 23 AugSunderland1 - 2Man. CityPREM
2002/2003Mon 21 AprMan. City3 - 0SunderlandPREM
2002/2003Mon 09 DecSunderland0 - 3Man. CityPREM
2000/2001Sat 23 DecSunderland1 - 0Man. CityPREM
2000/2001Wed 23 AugMan. City4 - 2SunderlandPREM

Recent respective form guides

Sunderland are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 3 conceded.

Man. City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 36 points from their 33 games played so far, Man. City's 49 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sunderland63126410
Man. City6123385

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Sunderland 10 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Man. City Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.