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Southampton pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 6 of the 26 games.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was more than three years back, in January 2003, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 28 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 6 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Saints's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 16 matches. Southampton's 23 points from 16 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Southampton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Sunderland. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |