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Sunderland face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 11 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 02 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 02 May | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Man. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 4 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Black Cats's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 34 points from the 16 games played. Sunderland's total of 27 points from their 18 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: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 16 home games. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |