Sunderland play host to Stoke City at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 39 and lost only 8 of the 62 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in April 1998, over five years ago, with Sunderland running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Sunderland | 3-0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 21 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 22 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 27 Aug | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 4 conceded.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Potters's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 55 points from their 33 games so far. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 51 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 13 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland may be coming up against a decent side in Stoke City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Black Cats. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 16 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |