FootyMAD's Fulham match preview

History of the Fulham v Sunderland fixture

Sunderland pack their bags to visit Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon,

The previous match played between the two at Craven Cottage was within the last three years, in January 2006, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008	Sat 27 Oct	Sunderland	1 - 1	Fulham	PREM
2005/2006	Thu 04 May	Sunderland	2 - 1	Fulham	PREM
2005/2006	Mon 02 Jan	Fulham	2 - 1	Sunderland	PREM
2002/2003	Sat 01 Mar	Fulham	1 - 0	Sunderland	PREM
2002/2003	Sat 14 Sep	Sunderland	0 - 3	Fulham	PREM
2001/2002	Sat 19 Jan	Sunderland	1 - 1	Fulham	PREM
2001/2002	Wed 22 Aug	Fulham	2 - 0	Sunderland	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Fulham have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Cottagers have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Black Cats have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Fulham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 24 points from their 32 games thus far. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 32 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Fulham	6	1	2	3	4	9	5
Sunderland	6	2	1	3	3	4	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Sunderland on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Fulham. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Fulham	6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Sunderland	Last drawn game 5 outings ago.