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Sunderland face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 71 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 18 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 35 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2009, with West Brom. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | West Brom. | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Sunderland | 4 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Baggies, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to West Brom., Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Black Cats have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Baggies, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |