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Sunderland prepare to entertain Liverpool at The Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was just last season, in August 2008, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Black Cats 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Sunderland | 0-1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 30 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 10 conceded.
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Reds's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 13 points from their 8 games so far. Liverpool's total of 15 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Black Cats go into their game against Liverpool in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 4 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Liverpool | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |