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Sunderland prepare to entertain Bolton Wanderers at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 43 and lost only 11 of the 67 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Sunderland running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Sunderland | 3-1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 14 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Black Cats's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bolton Wdrs.'s away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 14 matches. Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 17 points from their 14 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the The Black Cats at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the The Trotters come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |