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Sunderland are ready to welcome Manchester United to Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 60 games played, Black Cats have recorded 28 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 15 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was more than three years back, in August 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Sunderland | 1-1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 31 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 28 Nov | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Man Utd. | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Man Utd. | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Black Cats's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Man Utd. however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The Red Devils have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 2.
Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 8 matches. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 14 points from their 7 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Black Cats of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Man Utd., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Man Utd. | Undefeated in last 9 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |