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Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in September 1999, over five years ago, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Wed 12 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 2 | Sunderland | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 12 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 23 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sun 24 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 16 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Black Cats's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Sheff. Wed. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 9 matches. Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 7 points from their 9 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Sunderland is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |