FM Preview: Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion 01 Oct 2011

Last updated : 30 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion fixture

Sunderland prepare to entertain West Bromwich Albion at The Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 38 and lost only 13 of the 72 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was less than a year ago, in April 2011, with West Bromwich Albion inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Black Cats in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Sunderland 2-3 West Brom. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug West Brom. 1 - 0 Sunderland Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr West Brom. 3 - 0 Sunderland Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Sunderland 4 - 0 West Brom. Premier League
2006/2007 Sat 03 Mar West Brom. 1 - 2 Sunderland Championship
2006/2007 Mon 28 Aug Sunderland 2 - 0 West Brom. Championship
2005/2006 Sat 21 Jan West Brom. 0 - 1 Sunderland Premiership

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

Recent respective form guides

Sunderland's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Black Cats's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

West Bromwich Albion's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Baggies's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches.

West Bromwich Albion are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Sunderland 6 1 1 4 6 6 4
West Bromwich Albion 6 2 1 3 6 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at The Stadium of Light for the Black Cats and the Madmen are unable to see past West Bromwich Albion claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Sunderland 11 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
West Bromwich Albion Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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