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West Brom. pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday 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 37 and win only 12 of the 70 games.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in August 2006, with Sunderland running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 28 Aug | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | West Brom. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Black Cats have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of West Brom. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Baggies have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 15 points from their 16 games thus far. West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 12 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Stadium Of Light with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| West Brom. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games. |