Sunderland play host to Walsall at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 4 games played, Black Cats have recorded 2 wins, and Walsall have come away with 1 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was more than a decade ago, in February 1989, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1988/1989 | Sat 11 Feb | Sunderland | 0-3 | Walsall | DIV2 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 08 Oct | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 06 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Walsall | DIV3 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 05 Sep | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | DIV3 |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 09 Mar | Walsall | 2 - 3 | Sunderland | DIV2 |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 20 Oct | Sunderland | 5 - 0 | Walsall | DIV2 |
| 1961/1962 | Sat 16 Dec | Sunderland | 3 - 0 | Walsall | 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 Walsall is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Saddlers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's total of 23 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Walsall are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 13 from their 12 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
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 . |
| Walsall | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |