Sunderland play host to Rotherham United at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, with a 57.14% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was well over fifteen years ago, back in December 1987, with Sunderland running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Third Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Rotherham | 1 - 5 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 07 May | Rotherham | 1 - 4 | Sunderland | DIV3 |
| 1987/1988 | Sun 20 Dec | Sunderland | 3-0 | Rotherham | DIV3 |
| 1963/1964 | Mon 30 Mar | Rotherham | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1963/1964 | Fri 27 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Rotherham | DIV2 |
| 1962/1963 | Tue 11 Sep | Rotherham | 4 - 2 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1962/1963 | Wed 05 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Rotherham | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Rotherham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Merry Millers have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 26 points from 13 games. Rotherham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 12 points from their 14 games thus far.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Black Cats being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 14 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Rotherham | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. |
