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Sunderland play host to Southend United at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 4 of the previous 6 occasions.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was more than a decade ago, in September 1995, the 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 27 Feb | Southend Utd. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Sunderland | 1-0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Feb | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 01 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 20 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the The Black Cats score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
The Shrimpers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Shrimpers, and 8 goals against.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 53 points from their 32 games so far. Southend Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 31 points from their 32 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland may be coming up against a decent side in Southend Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Black Cats. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Southend Utd. | 4 games since last defeat. |