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Sunderland are ready to welcome Manchester United to Stadium Of Light on Wednesday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 61 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 28 wins, and Man. Utd. have come away with 16 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in October 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners 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 01 Sep | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 14 Apr | Man. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Sunderland | 1-3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Man. Utd. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Red Devils, and 3 goals against.
Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 14 points from their 18 games thus far. Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 42 points from their 18 games.
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Man. Utd. running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man. Utd. | 7 games since last defeat. |