FM Preview: Norwich City v Sunderland 26 Sep 2011

Last updated : 25 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Norwich City v Sunderland fixture

Sunderland pack their bags to visit Norwich City at Carrow Road on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 4 of the 25 games.

The previous match played between the two at Carrow Road was within the last three years, in August 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Mon 24 Aug Norwich City 1-4 Sunderland League Cup
2006/2007 Sat 02 Dec Sunderland 1 - 0 Norwich City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 04 Nov Norwich City 1 - 0 Sunderland Championship
2003/2004 Tue 04 May Sunderland 1 - 0 Norwich City League Division One
2003/2004 Sat 25 Oct Norwich City 1 - 0 Sunderland League Division One
1998/1999 Sat 06 Mar Sunderland 1 - 0 Norwich City League Division One
1998/1999 Tue 29 Sep Norwich City 2 - 2 Sunderland League Division One

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

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Canaries have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Black Cats's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.

Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.

Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Norwich City 6 1 2 3 5 11 5
Sunderland 6 1 2 3 6 5 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Sunderland on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Norwich City. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Norwich City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Sunderland Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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