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Sunderland pack their bags to visit Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 69 games played, Black Cats have recorded 21 wins, and Newcastle Utd. have come away with 29 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was more than three years back, in September 2002, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 24 Feb | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 26 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 in the wrong end.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Black Cats's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 9 points from their 9 games played so far, Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 5 points from their 9 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Sunderland on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Black Cats. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |