Sunderland play host to Cardiff City at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Black Cats have the slight edge, having won 10 of the 25 games compared to Cardiff's 6 wins.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was amazingly over twenty years ago, in December 1979, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1979/1980 | Sat 03 May | Cardiff | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Dec | Sunderland | 2-1 | Cardiff | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 28 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Cardiff | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 09 Dec | Cardiff | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 28 Jan | Cardiff | 5 - 2 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 04 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Cardiff | DIV2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 08 Feb | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Cardiff | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 8 conceded.
Cardiff have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's total of 22 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Cardiff's 15 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Cardiff | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Cardiff is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Black Cats in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 14 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Cardiff | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
