FootyMAD's Sunderland match preview

Last updated : 27 August 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Brom. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 12 of the 69 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 21 JanWest Brom.0 - 1SunderlandPREM
2005/2006Sat 17 SepSunderland1 - 1West Brom.PREM
2003/2004Sun 18 AprSunderland0 - 1West Brom.CHMP
2003/2004Sat 01 NovWest Brom.0 - 0SunderlandCHMP
2002/2003Sat 19 AprSunderland1 - 2West Brom.PREM
2002/2003Sat 21 DecWest Brom.2 - 2SunderlandPREM
2001/2002Sat 05 JanSunderland1 - 2West Brom.FAC

Recent respective form guides

Sunderland's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Black Cats have scored 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

West Brom.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Baggies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 0 points. West Brom.'s total of 8 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sunderland60065130
West Brom.633010412

FootyMad's prediction ...

Although West Brom. have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Sunderland. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Sunderland Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 6 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
West Brom. Undefeated in last 4 away games.
7 games since last defeat.