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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 68 games played, Magpies have recorded 20 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 20 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 4 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 23 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 24 Feb | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Black Cats have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Newcastle Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Magpies have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far, Newcastle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 6 points from their 8 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |