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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Friday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 42 and win only 10 of the 67 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 07 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 03 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | LC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 4 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Sunderland | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 10 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 7 conceded.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 68 points from 38 games. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 63 from their 40 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Sunderland may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |