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Sunderland play host to Queens Park Rangers at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, winning 58.33% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in August 1998, over five years ago, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 09 Jan | Q.P.R. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 Aug | Sunderland | 1-0 | Q.P.R. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 10 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Q.P.R. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Q.P.R. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 06 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Q.P.R. | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 29 Dec | Q.P.R. | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 23 Feb | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Q.P.R. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rangers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Q.P.R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland may be coming up against a decent side in Q.P.R., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Black Cats. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Q.P.R. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |