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Sunderland are ready to welcome Manchester City to Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, winning 56.67% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in December 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Man City | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 09 Dec | Sunderland | 0-3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Man City | 4 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Man City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 15 Aug | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 11 May | Man City | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | 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 11 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 7 conceded.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points. Man City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 4 points they have accumulated from 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Black Cats go into their game against Man City in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 12 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |