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Middlesbrough pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 11 of the 66 games.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in January 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 25 Sep | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 22 Oct | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 35 matches. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 11 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |