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Sunderland face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 23 previous games, with the hosts winning just 9.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Fulham | 1 - 3 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 6 matches. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sunderland only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Craven Cottage will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | 13 games since last home draw. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |