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Sunderland travel to take on Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, Black Cats have recorded 2 wins, and Plymouth Arg. have come away with 5 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Plymouth Arg. was more than a decade ago, in November 1991, the Pilgrims carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1991/1992 | Thu 16 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LD1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 23 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 03 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 18 Nov | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LD1 |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 04 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LD1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sun 18 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 4 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 14 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Pilgrims have scored 8 and conceded 1 during this period.
In complete contrast to Plymouth Arg., Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Black Cats have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Plymouth Arg. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 7 points from the 3 games they have played so far. Sunderland's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Black Cats are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Plymouth Arg.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten in the last 20 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |