|
Sunderland pack their bags to visit Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Black Cats have recorded 7 wins, and Charlton Ath. have come away with 18 victories.
The previous match played between the two at The Valley was more than three years back, in November 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 03 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Sunderland | 3 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Addicks have scored 8, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Black Cats have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Charlton Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 19 points from their 14 games played so far, Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 5 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Addicks, as the Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 9 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |