Sunderland face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Black Cats have won 17 of the 66 games compared to the host's 32 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | West Brom | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | West Brom | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | West Brom | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 04 Aug | West Brom | 0 - 3 | Sunderland | FR |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Sunderland | 3 - 0 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 18 Oct | West Brom | 2 - 3 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | West Brom | 3 - 3 | Sunderland | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Baggies in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Black Cats have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Black Cats, and 6 goals against.
West Brom are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 15 games giving them a return of 31 points. Sunderland's total of 27 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Baggies. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Sunderland | No win in the 2 most recent games. |