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Blackburn R. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 41 out of 63 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2006, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 15 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3 - 3 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 3 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 7 conceded.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Blackburn R.'s 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Sunderland. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 8 games since last home draw. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |