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Sunderland prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 34 wins out of 52 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was two seasons ago, in February 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 25 Feb | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Sunderland | 1-1 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 10 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Black Cats have scored 5, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Birmingham C.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 5 points. Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 6 points from their 12 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Sunderland at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Black Cats will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |